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The Perfect Illusion

The Perfect Illusion

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The Perfect Illusion is a novel in English; you can read chapters 1–4 free here on EditWrx Reads.

Story

The story

Debra Howard has spent twenty-one years as a pampered, skill-less heiress, raised by her doting brother Liam after their parents' business took them around the world. Then she overhears the truth: a hospital mix-up during an earthquake switched her at birth, and her parents are preparing to contact their biological daughter. With no training, no allies, and a reputation as a spoiled brat, Debra panics and flees to Liam's penthouse, clinging to him and sobbing that his overindulgence ruined her.

Liam insists blood doesn't matter and that he will always take care of her, but the next morning Debra finds him smoking on the balcony with a fresh red mark on his cheek, and a retracted message from their father on her phone. As the family moves to make things right, Debra must face a future where her name, her home, and her place beside the brother she loves may all be taken away.

Opening excerpt

Even worse news: I’ve spent my entire life being a spoiled, arrogant brat with zero skills, and now I have nothing to show for it.

And I’m pretty sure this is all my ridiculously overprotective, sister-doting brother’s fault.

So I stormed over to his penthouse in the middle of the night and clung to his leg for dear life.

“Waaah! It’s all your fault you spoiled me rotten! If you don’t take care of me, I’ll…

These are the opening lines of chapter 1. Keep reading →

Chapters

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All chapters
  1. Chapter 1~680 words
  2. Chapter 2~630 words
  3. Chapter 3~710 words
  4. Chapter 4~720 words
  5. Chapter 5In the app
  6. Chapter 6In the app
  7. Chapter 7In the app
  8. Chapter 8In the app
  9. Chapter 9In the app
  10. Chapter 10In the app
  11. Chapter 11In the app
  12. Chapter 12In the app
  13. Chapter 13In the app
  14. Chapter 14In the app
  15. Chapter 15In the app
  16. Chapter 16In the app
  17. More chapters in the official app →

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Questions

Can I read The Perfect Illusion for free?

Yes — the first 4 chapters of The Perfect Illusion are free to read right here on EditWrx Reads, no sign-up needed. The rest of the story continues in the official app.

How many chapters are free here?

Chapters 1–4. Your place is saved on this device as you go, so you can stop and pick it up later tonight.

What happens after chapter 4?

Chapter 5 onward lives in the official app. Install it and the story opens where this site leaves off.

What's The Perfect Illusion about?

Debra Howard has spent twenty-one years as a pampered, skill-less heiress, raised by her doting brother Liam after their parents' business took them around the world. Then she overhears the truth: a hospital mix-up during an earthquake switched her at birth, and her parents are preparing to contact their biological daughter. With no training, no allies, and a reputation as a spoiled brat, Debra panics and flees to Liam's penthouse, clinging to him and sobbing that his overindulgence ruined her.

EditWrx Reads carries only the sample chapters and story details the publisher has cleared for preview. To read the whole book, use the official app.