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 your

piece of it slicing her fingertip, blood dripping

how to

almost as low as the dust. “What do I have to do… for

had no clue what would make Ruby

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 in the mud,” Ruby said, her

destroying her wasn’t enough. She

tarnish her reputation, and make her

wouldn’t quell her hatred.

everything that

Ruby posed the question intentionally, and

boast, to tell Kristin that everything she once had belonged to

her brother, belonged to her,

two men who once protected Kristin were willing to harm her for Ruby’s

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

spine. “Seeing her struggle like

remained silent, not responding.

it must be hard for her to get a husband, right? Who would dare to

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

but even average folks wouldn’t marry a woman like Kristin.

had destroyed Kristin.

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,

Kristin’s gaze

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