Liliana smelled blood in the water and pushed harder. “You used dirty tricks to trap him into marriage, Scarlett. Everybody knows it. You’ve been a shameless side piece from day one.”
Dirty tricks.
Homeric.
She was really slinging it.
I steadied myself, staring at her holier-than-thou expression until a disdainful laugh slipped out. “I’m not gonna waste time arguing your twisted version of events, but let me ask you this.” I paused, letting the silence stretch just to watch her squirm. What are you bragging about, precisely? He brags concerning his expenditure on you, his kindness toward you, your supposed adoration... implying it proves your worth.
“If I don’t matter, then what the hell do you?”
“Jaxen’s garbage. You’re the only one treating him like treasure.” I cut her off clean
