Chapter 47

• Tears burned my eyes as I stood there, trapped under their judgment. I tried to speak, to defend myself, but their accusations drowned me out.
• “I—I’m sorry! It was really an accident. Please, believe me, I didn’t mean to spill my drink on Amber—” I pleaded, but my stepmother cut me off.
• “Shut up!” she snapped. “You’ve bullied Amber since childhood, yet she, being the kindhearted girl she is, forgave you and invited you to her party. And how do you repay her? By humiliating her in front of everyone? I blame my sweet daughter for having such a pure heart!”