Chapter 175. The Passcode

“Are you ready to make the call?”

I eyed Denise, who was trying far too hard to control the rage simmering in her eyes. The resentment pouring out of her glare could have burned a hole through my skull.

“Do I have a choice?” She spat the words out coldly.

I stepped further into the room. “Yes, you do. Assuming you want to spend the rest of your life in prison with your would-have-been stepmother.”

“I don’t even know who the hell that woman is, but I’m sure she’s a better bitch than you.”

She was trying to rile me up, of course. To drag me down to her level. But I wasn’t that pathetic girl from six years ago. I wouldn’t give her the satisfaction.

A slow smirk curved my mouth. “Catherine will agree…” I pulled a chair beside her bed and sat. “And I agree too. Six years ag