Chapter 111. You Won

The door opened again far too soon, pulling me out of my thoughts.

Venom stepped back in alone, her expression tight.

She didn’t sit this time. She just leaned against the wall near the foot of the bed, arms crossed.

“You asked about the bitch,” she said flatly.

“What happened to her?”

She sighed.

“That’s the first thing you are asking?”

“Venom!”

I snapped in anger.

“She’s okay… she’s okay! She never left the premises when I asked her, I guess.”

“What do you mean?”

“The Vince's slut is curled up right outside the door like some loyal stray dog. She’s been there the whole time. Hasn’t moved except to cry quietly every few hours because I could see the tears under her cheeks. Look, she's good... there’s a reason she is a strained assassin. All these stunts just to get you fooled. Desperate little thing, isn’t she? Almost pathetic.”

My stomach twisted.

The image of Aria huddled on the cold hospital floor, refusing t