Chapter 80
Layla Patel
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The more I thought about my last encounter at the house, the more my anger simmered beneath the surface. Every corner held a memory I would rather forget.
But I didn’t act on my anger. I stayed calm, focusing on getting through lunch.
Besides, nobody had said any condescending words to me yet. But their presence alone was enough to stir the unease inside me.
I took a deep breath and reminded myself that it wasn’t the time to let old wounds bleed again, especially not in front of the girls.
At least, Lucas’s mother welcomed me warmly. Maybe they had changed into better people. Just as I started giving them the benefit of the doubt, she showed me exactly who she was.
I knew she was just pretending, and still was a horrible person. What was her busines
