The Unshackled Queen: Never Say Never by Gilbert Soysal

She had never been struck before, and the incident left her feeling deeply upset and resentful towards Hannah.

As she sat stewing in her anger, Rex’s calm voice broke through.

“iihat did Miss Moore say to you in private?”

Initially, Victoria wanted to dismiss his question.

However, feeling the sting of the slap, she meekly replied, “She was just playing games with me!”

Rex frowned, pressing for a clearer answer, “I need to know exactly what she said to you.

”

“She… she said something really vague!” Victoria struggled to explain, recounting Hannah’s words.

“She told me sometimes it’s not about choosing the wrong path but being mislead by others.

She mentioned changing schools might be good for me and hoped I would understand her point.

How am I supposed to grasp what she meant by that? Maybe she was just taking revenge and mocking me!”

Rex, however, grasped the meaning immediately.

With a frown, he exclaimed, “Who on earth did you inherit your brain from? You certainly don’t take after your mother or me!”

Caught off guard by the sudden rebuke, Victoria looked at Rex with a hurt expression.

“Dad! What’s the problem?”

“The problem is you! You’re being taken advantage of and you’re still helping the other person count their money.

you even

Rex’s words were sharp.

criticism, Victoria blinked

“I… I don’t know.

.

”

distress, Rex’s tone

a sign of his frustration

encouraged you to

averted

Rex’s frustration flared again.

going to tell me, or should I find out myself? Are you

trying

acted on

to do

just follows

with a plan because I wanted to

It’s all my fault.

”

wasn’t inclined

thought differently and said, “You think she was advising you, but in fact, she was using you to further

this, Victoria shivered, looking up

when a memory flashed through her

a conversation days ago where Sadie had spoken

a chill, as if she had fallen into an icy

set me up like

and

to confront her and find out why she

“Enough!”