Chapter 31

Kate dared to do this because she believed Ella was foolish and lacked support. But she had meticulously replicated the scar from the photos Ella had sent Oscar. It was an exact match. How could this be? How could this happen? Kate could never have imagined that the scar on Ella's face was fake. And she certainly wouldn't have guessed that the photos Ella initially sent to Oscar were fabricated. No, the photos were real—just with a different scar! Seven years ago, when Ella was injured, she made it known to the public that she had been left with severe scarring on her face, a disfigurement. Over the years, whenever Ella returned to Tiston to manage her business, the media often photographed her. The scar on her face was prominently visible in every picture, becoming her defining feature. However, none of those media photos had ever captured the full extent of the scar. It was always partially obscured by her hair. The photos Oscar had coaxed out of her were the only ones that s