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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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pristine as the day they were made.

As her fingers danced across the keys from left to right, an eerie discordant melody filled the cavernous living room.

Marilla curled into a ball, and her tear–streaked face was etched with terror and despair.

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

Back in the day, every time she was bullied in the abandoned music room, Edith was always the 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 send her into a panic.

missed you,” Edith said, while flipping her well–coiffed brunette curls with a seductive sneer. “Second, I want to know which one of you

room fell into a stunned silence.

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

revealed a video clip of herself bullying Marilla from ten years ago; in the video she was slapping Marilla mercilessly while their classmates watched. “I remember you were all there. Time to fess

Silence.

you’ll slap this

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Then we’ll have dirt on each other. Square. And I’ll let bygones be

it was

at site exploded in panic, including Alston.

had promised him that Marilla will be all to himself. How did

a free–for–all?

mind?! This is

need this kind

villa. If anyone leaves, I’ll

middle of

when someone tried to call for

big families, had ties in both the underworld and the

they knew

be leaving this villa alive tonight.”

grin was as wicked as

happens tonight will stay our

the words were convincing,

now, you’re all spineless,”

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

added fuel to

had become her fiancé, his desire to possess her

uncontrollable.

girl, and

and white tracksuits were entranced, and their minds were filled

her eyes were void of

forced her to look up

the time has finally come for us to consummate

I’ll make it as pleasurable as I

he could no longer contain his desire. With a ferocity born of passion, he captured her bruised and bloodied lips, and

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