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Marilla had her gaze locked onto Glynnis‘ hideous face; she was not blinking, as if staring down the devil itself.

Her eyes, once dulled by torment, suddenly gleamed with a fierce clarity that seemed to ignite Glynnis‘ rage even further.

“You stupid cow! Don’t you dare look at me with those eyes!”

Glynnis‘ eyes bulged with fury as she was about to deliver another kick, but Edith grabbed her arm.

“Enough already, Glynnis. You want to blow off steam, I’ll give you a

minute.”

At that moment, Frank yawned lazily, “Edith, why on earth did you drag us out to this godforsaken place? For a reunion, you could’ve at least picked somewhere classy.”

Alston gave him a cold side–eye. “A classy place for this kind of show? After all these years, your brain’s still in diapers, Frank.”

“Son of a-”

Frank was about to throw a punch when the lady in the red dress stopped him with a shake of her head.

The Bartley family was riding high in Elmsworth’s corridors of power, and these spoiled brats had no virtue; all they have was a knack for kissing up to the right people.

“Ms. Edith, stop keeping us in suspense. Why did you call us here?” the guy in the blue suit asked with a cheeky grin.

Edith, playing them like a fiddle, jauntily walked over to a dusty old piano in the corner. She lifted the cover to reveal keys that were as

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the day they were

keys from left to right, an eerie discordant melody filled the

tear–streaked face was etched

pale lips until they bled, but it couldn’t stop the dark memories from corroding her

to her torture. The physical and mental abuse had left her with deep psychological scars,

was that, first, I’ll admit I’ve missed you,” Edith said, while flipping her well–coiffed brunette curls with a seductive sneer. “Second, I want to know which one of you back–stabbed me. Who’s the

room fell into

in the red dress snickered, “Edith, where’s this coming

let out a cold laugh and pulled out her phone, which revealed a video clip of herself bullying Marilla from ten years ago;

Silence.

Edith, with a venomous grin. “Girls, you’ll slap this idiot around.

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on each other.

an abyss; it was like a never–ending fall into a hellish nightmare.

site exploded in

him that Marilla will be all to himself. How did it

a free–for–all?

your mind?! This is

“I’m out. I don’t need this

eyes darkened. “I’ve locked down the villa. If anyone leaves, I’ll bury them here. And who’d find

middle of nowhere?”

panic, sweating bullets, and when someone tried to call for help, they found no

one of the four big families, had ties in both the underworld and

were terrified, cause they

Marilla won’t be leaving this

was as wicked as it was

we’re all in the same boat. What happens

words were convincing, they hesitated to act.

on your own turf, but now, you’re all spineless,”

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the Ashbourne and Abernathy families and his father had filled him with a seething rage.

obscure affection for Marilla added fuel

his desire to possess her

uncontrollable.

twisted excitement, Alston approached the motionless girl, and

entranced, and their minds were

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