No one in this world understood Fleur better than Vera.

She was the very definition of a megalomaniac, and one swelling with malice toward everyone and the world, and always placing her will above all else.

When Vera's father rejected her advances, she summarily killed the man, and that just showed she was prepared to do it even before she laid bare her feelings.

If he accepted her hand, it would be a happy ending.

If he didn't, she would kill him, and claim the ring for herself.

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