Chapter 18. Spidey Sense

“Oh, you stupid girl, how dare you chase Evalina away? I warned you, again and again, to leave her alone.”

Valentina was gaping past her boyfriend and was looking directly at the face of her grandmother, Verona, who looked beyond furious. She pushed Marcus out of the way and dragged Valentina from her ear into the house. After throwing Valentina onto a hideous-looking couch, she sat down, trying to calm her breathing.

“What are you talking about? You always told me Evalina is no one; you made me hate her. Why do you care about her now?”

“Of course, I care about her, you silly girl. You ruined all of my plans. Marcus, why did you let her leave? You were supposed to get her pregnant. Or did you forget the reason you were hired?”

“No, mistress, she was gone by the time we got back. Jimmy knew something was up. Half of her stuff was here, so we just thought she might have gone over to Savannah for the night. And when she didn’t return for a few days, I went over