Chapter: 2754

Bart's eyes flickered with greed as he softened his tone. "You can't imagine how long I've been waiting since that birthday party when I first saw you." A faint smile played on his lips as he reminisced the past. "You are so beautiful, truly captivating.”

However, his expression soon darkened. “You were always beside Alberto, driving me to the brink of madness with jealousy. Since then, every time I approached, you didn't even spare me a glance." His icy blue eyes met hers again.

"It doesn't matter, though. You will be mine eventually."

He spoke with a slight understanding. “You rejected me because of Alberto." Gently tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear, he confessed, "That's why I brought Jacquetta in, made her look like you, and gave her a new identity-to impersonate his former lover before Alberto lost his memories."

Rachel's heart skipped a beat, her face darkened. "Were the photos you showed me, and the ones Alberto received, all planned?"