Chapter 128

Third–person POV

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Marlene sat in the dimly lit room, the glow of the screen illuminating her face as she watched the video of Amber’s accident, the images playing out in a never–ending loop. Her eyes were glazed over with a manic intensity as she replayed the moment of impact, finding a perverse sense of joy in the destruction that unfolded before her eyes.

As the video played on, Marlene’s fingernails absentmindedly picked at the skin of her palm, a nervous tic that had become more pronounced in her moments of heightened emotion. Her breaths came in shallow gasps, her mind consumed by a twisted fixation on the sight of Amber’s car tumbling helplessly

a cruel smile playing on her lips as she whispered, “Die, die, die,” like an incantation that echoed

in the stillness of the room.

Dark circles ringed in her bloodshot eyes, a testament to the sleepless nights she had experienced in the past few days while obsessing over her vendetta against her older sister.

Ever since Angela’s call informing her of the successful attempt on Amber’s life, Marlene has been

consumed by a single–minded obsession with seeing her sister’s demise, a deep–seated desire for

closure that gnawed at her like a festering wound.

Her people had been dispatched to gather information on Amber’s condition, their sole purpose being

to bring her news of the one thing Marlene craved above all else: confirmation of Amber’s death. To

Marlene, only with Amber’s death came the promise of peace and vindication, a beautiful end that she

believed would finally free her from the suffocating weight of her sister’s existence.

But as she watched the video, a drop of blood splattered onto the screen of her phone, and a sudden

jolt of pain broke through her manic reverie. Marlene’s gaze dropped to her hand, her eyes widening

bloody spot where her fingers had dug

by a primal urge to see Amber’s demise come to fruition.

surge of rage swept through her, a primal fury that pulsed through her veins like wildfire. “She’s not dead yet, she’s not dead yet,

much alive, like a thorn in

the brink of madness as she

rage and despair. Without warning, she snatched her phone from the bed and hurled it across the room

energy driving her to unleash chaos on her surroundings. With wild abandon, she seized anything within reach–cosmetics, pillows, perfumes, flower vases–and sent them flying across the room

thick with

“Die, Am Ound of shattering glass and splintering wood as Marlene’s voice

“Die, Amber, die, die, die,” a chilling litany of hatred that echoed off the walls.

streamed down her face unchecked, mingling with the streaks of rage that painted her cheeks as she continued on an

peace until you’re dead, Amber!” She screamed, her voice shaky with

beneath her bed. Shadows danced in the dim light, casting twisted shapes across

a cruel echo that reverberated in the empty spaces of her mind as Amber’s voice twisted with malice, calling Marlene a coward, a failure, a

as she struck out blindly, her hands beating against her skull in a desperate bid to silence the tormenting voices that echoed in her ears. The weight of Amber’s cruel words bore down on her like a crushing weight, threatening to drag her into the depths of

was within reach. In that moment, she felt a sense of helplessness hit her hard as she reached for the glass shard, with words

giving up, Marlene’s grip tightened around the glass, the sharp edge cutting into her skin as she held it close to her wrist and was

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old days,” and realize that, true to Amber’s words, she

just like she had done a few times

her ragged sobs

echoed through the room, and tears streamed down her cheeks, her heart

her whole

knock reverberated through the room, jolting Marlene out of her despair. She struggled to push herself

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