"Mia, stop crying, honey."

"It's useless anyway, isn't it? I got hurt by her stepfather, and she blabbed about it to everyone. Now everyone's whispering and

pointing behind my back. Crying won't change a damn thing. I might as well be dead. Why did you even bother saving me? Just let

She cried with a voice pitched into hysteria, and bolted from the bed, racing toward the window with the desperate intent to jump.

Sharon caught her in the nick of time, feeling her heart pounding with fear. "That's not what I meant, baby. Didn't I just send that

witch to the police station? Don't worry, I'll pull sstrings to make sure she stays locked up for a good long while."

As soon as the words left her mouth, the hospital room door swung open, and Fitch stepped in.

Mia had always been terrified of her brother, so she shrank back at the sight of him; her eyes, already swollen from crying, puffed

up even more.

"Brother, please, I don't want you to marry someone like her. Please don't stay with her. If you do, what will becof me."

Her voice trailed off as she spoke; the weight of her misery was evident in her eyes.

Consumed with hatred, she felt like a caged beast ever since she'd been brought back, ready to lash out and destroy everything at

any given moment.

In a twisted exchange, she'd traded her self-destructive behavior for Zoey's incarceration. To her, it felt worth it.

No one would ever know the truth; they would only see her as the victim.

lips curled into a sly

had provoked Zoey on purpose that day. She couldn't help it; just looking at Zoey

vile man she'd been forced

anger, she was desperate for an outlet, and

weakened, appeared

on the couch with a cold sneer, and she dismissed the servants before

of boiling water. And make sure

uttered no word of protest; she had her orders. She was to play the nanny and keep Mia pleased, otherwise she'd

free.

heated a cup of water

before Mia.

satisfaction how Zoey's hands were reddened from the heat of

brother said

him? You're

reminders; she was painfully

boiling water from the kitchen with a malicious

drop it, I'll pour this

the glass Zoey was grasping with her palms. The glass, devoid of a handle, burned

the already hot liquid, causing Zoey to shiver from

the water overflowed, scalding drops cascaded

instantly.

of satisfaction, Mia felt the beast within her roar

to

her brows were

she say? The Haskins family had cast her in this role of sin-bearer,

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