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.”

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

she collected the debris, a piece of it slicing her fingertip,

always knew how to hit where it

“What do I have to do…

had no clue what would make Ruby stop resenting her.

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

and destroying her wasn’t enough.

Kristin, cripple her, tarnish her

that wouldn’t quell her

should Kristin have stolen everything that belonged to her?

Ruby posed the question intentionally, and

wanted to boast, to tell Kristin that everything she once had belonged to her.

her, and so did Vincent.

were

much,” Vincent said, his eyes downcast as he kissed Ruby’s fingers, doting on her. “But you have to be good, eat well, and

Kristin’s spine. “Seeing her struggle like this, I feel

remained silent,

husband, right? Who would dare to take her, right, Vinny?” Ruby asked with a

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

average folks wouldn’t marry a

had destroyed

of your family’s butler, nearly forty, was still single. The butler’s worried about his son’s marriage, isn’t he? Despite her bad reputation and having a child, Kristin marrying the butler’s son would be quite fitting, right?” Ruby’s words were like knives, stabbing at

Kristin’s gaze

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