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Cassandra Vale, a red-haired heiress born into obscene wealth, believes the world exists only to serve her. At twenty-two, she commands servants like chess pieces and humiliates anyone who dares defy her. But when her father's company ...See moreCassandra Vale, a red-haired heiress born into obscene wealth, believes the world exists only to serve her. At twenty-two, she commands servants like chess pieces and humiliates anyone who dares defy her. But when her father's company ruins an entire town through corruption and neglect, a group of victims from every corner of the world bands together to teach her what justice really means. Dragged to an abandoned monastery deep in the mountains, Cassandra is forced into a trial unlike any she's faced before - not one of comfort or money, but of endurance, humility, and truth. Her challengers come from different walks of life: martial artists, activists, spiritual teachers, and ordinary people united by pain. Each one confronts her with a lesson carved from hardship. The first breaks her arrogance through discipline; the next dismantles her sense of superiority with patience. Some teach her compassion through silence; others through pain. One, a calm rabbi, speaks to her of forgiveness - not for her sake, but for theirs. By the end of the ordeal, Cassandra is battered but transformed. Her hair, once a symbol of vanity, is matted with dust and sweat. When the final bell tolls, she kneels - not in defeat, but in realization. She cannot buy her way out of consequence. Years later, she returns to the ruined town, not as a Vale, but as a volunteer. Her penance isn't written in blood, but in rebuilding. The spoiled girl who once spat on the poor now carries bricks beside them, finally understanding that true worth is earned, not inherited. Written by Joe See less