Chapter 4

“Get in the car.”

Calista stared at Ken, bewildered. “Why are you here?”

His brows furrowed in irritation. “You pushed Viola down yesterday and ruined her dress today. Don’t you think you owe her an apology?”

“I never pushed her, and I didn’t ruin any dress. Stop accusing me!” She turned to leave, but Ken caught her arm roughly. He froze when he noticed the bruises marking her delicate skin.

“What happened to your arm?”

Calista felt tears threatening to spill. “Don’t you already know?” she asked softly.

Discomfort flickered across Ken’s face before his expression hardened. “You’ve become quite manipulative,” he said coldly. “Would you really hurt yourself just to frame Viola?”

Ken, is that really

his nose, attempting to soften his tone. “It’s just an apology,

turned away, but not

was waiting. He threw

“What is this?”

Viola’s dress. She can’t attend the party now,” he said icily. “Clean

with bright paint–clearly intentional,

didn’t do this, and I

frustration boiled over. “This is my fault! You’ve completely lost your moral compass!” His fists clenched as disappointment flickered in his eyes. “If you don’t clean

felt as if she’d been struck by lightning. She stared at him,

my mother’s…” Her

out to wipe them away, but Calista flinched back. His hand hung

make this harder than it needs to be,” he said. “Clean the dress, and you’ll get your luck charm back. This dress means everything to Viola. Try

need to humiliate me

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