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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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as the day

keys from left to right, an eerie discordant melody

and her tear–streaked face was

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

one playing the soundtrack to her torture. The physical and mental abuse had left her with deep psychological scars, and even the sound of piano music could

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

into a stunned silence.

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

video clip of herself bullying Marilla from ten years ago; in the video she was slapping Marilla mercilessly

Silence.

won’t admit it, fine,” said Edith, with a venomous grin. “Girls, you’ll slap this idiot around. Boys, you’ll take turns with her. I’ll record

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Then we’ll have dirt on each other.

felt as if she was plummeting into an abyss; it was like a never–ending fall into a hellish nightmare.

site exploded in panic, including Alston.

promised him that Marilla will be

a free–for–all?

you lost your mind?! This is rape; it’s prison

it. “I’m out. I don’t need this kind of risk. Settle

nowhere,” Edith’s eyes darkened. “I’ve locked down the villa. If anyone leaves, I’ll bury them here. And

middle of nowhere?”

sweating bullets, and when someone tried to call for help,

Fairhaven family, as one of the four big families, had ties in both the underworld

terrified, cause they knew

Marilla won’t be leaving

wicked as

we’re all in the same boat. What happens tonight will

convincing, they hesitated to

shots on your own turf, but now, you’re all

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and Abernathy families and his father had filled him

obscure affection for Marilla added

had become her fiancé, his

uncontrollable.

and

tracksuits were entranced, and their minds were

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