Chapter 258. Walking Right into the Trap

Ellie's POV

Talk of the devil! I turn around to face her, standing tall and soaked in superiority as if she owns the world. I can't wait to see her crumble.

"Actually, you can, Gracia! Tell me where my friends are and how they are." I ask calmly with concern, but like the heartless monster that she is, all she does is smile, mocking my miseries. "You don't have a conscious, do you?" I add, trying to act strong.

"Not when I know you are hurting for what I am doing, Ellie. Seeing you this shaken gives me a lot of satisfaction. Don't even try to act strong because you are failing miserably." She sneers.

So, she can see through me, huh? Well, she better be weary because I don’t know what I can do in this fear. There is no way I will let her hurt my friends or anyone else. "Why do I have to suffer like this? What wrong did I ever do to you?" I query, and she smirks.

"I thought you were wise? Why haven't you figured anything out until now? Yo