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?”

words cut deep. “After all these years, Ken, is that really who you think I am?”

attempting to soften his tone. “It’s just an apology, Calista. Why is

away, but not before a tear

He threw

“What is this?”

he said icily. “Clean

with bright paint–clearly intentional, but not

didn’t do this, and I

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 this dress, I’ll

felt as if she’d been struck by lightning. She

luck charm was my mother’s…” Her voice quivered.

Ken instinctively reached out to wipe them away, but Calista

said. “Clean the dress, and you’ll get your luck charm back.

you really need to humiliate me like this?”

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