Chapter 27

“Crash” There was a sound of something smashed in the bedroom

Vincent, worried about Ruby’s well–being, rushed in

Kristin stood in the comer of the room, surrounded by shattered dishes.

“How dare she? She’s out to get me. It was scalding hot! Ruby said in anger, with tears welling up in her eyes. “Vinny, she wants to kill me.”

Kristin looked down numbly, hiding her hands behind her back.

Her hands were burnt by the hot soup that had spilled all over them, stinging with pain

“Kristin, don’t expect me to play nice if you dare pull more stunts Vincent always took Ruby’s side shooting Kristin a look of disgust as he comforted Ruby.

Kristin was numb to it all, indifferent to their affectionate display before her because love was no longer in the equation.

She remembered how this man had personally sent her to jail five years ago, and her heart tore apart in agony. But she had already grown accustomed to it.

She even thought that Vincent and Ruby deserved each other. They were a match made in

heaven

Crouching on the floor, Kristin began to clean up the broken remnants.

“Vinny, she doesn’t want to take care of me. I can’t stand her attitude,” Ruby whined pitifully.

Vincent was quick to soothe her. “Ruby, I’ll make her do it willingly. She owes you and has to

pay.”

stare to Kristin, he issued a warning, “Cross Ruby again, and see if any school in Silvergrove City would dare to take in

fingers stiffened as she collected the debris, a piece of it slicing

always knew how to hit where it

dust. “What do I have

what would make Ruby stop

hadn’t switched places, I’d be Ms. Turner, enjoying a higher education, plano, and dance. I should’ve been the high and mighty socialite of Silvergrove City, and you would be trampled

and destroying her wasn’t enough. She

about Kristin, cripple her, tarnish her reputation, and make her life worse than

wouldn’t quell her hatred.

have stolen everything that belonged

anything to her?” Ruby posed the question intentionally, and it was meant

Kristin that everything she

brother, belonged to her, and

protected Kristin were willing

downcast as he kissed Ruby’s fingers, doting on

words sent chills down Kristin’s spine. “Seeing her struggle like this, I feel

remained silent, not responding.

reputation in Silvergrove City, it must be hard for her to get a husband, right? Who

would want a woman who had a child with some random guy? God knows how many men she’s been with, who might even have

the wealthy families, but even average folks wouldn’t marry a woman like

she had destroyed

about his son’s marriage, isn’t he? Despite her bad reputation and having a child, Kristin marrying the butler’s son

Kristin’s gaze

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