Chapter 27

• The silence stretched longer this time, heavy with tension. Lucy’s chest heaved as she struggled to keep her composure. The years of pent-up resentment were finally breaking free, and there was no way she was backing down now.
• “ Is that so? ” Alessa finally hissed. “ Well, it seems you’ve learned nothing from me except how to be disrespectful and irresponsible. Good luck with your miserable life, Lucy. You’ll be crawling back soon enough—just wait. ”
• “ Don’t hold your breath, ” Lucy retorted coldly.