Chapter 840

Isabella's POV

She hated me. I knew that. But what choice did I have? I needed to understand how this happened. I needed to know how to fix it.

I pressed the call button, my heart racing as it rang. Once… twice…

“What?” Maddie’s voice was sharp, cold, immediately on edge. “Who’s this?”

I swallowed hard, forcing myself to speak. “It’s… it’s Isabella.”

There was a long pause, then a loud hiss. I could almost see her eyes rolling, her lips curling into a sneer. “What do you want?”

I closed my eyes, shame burning through me as I tightened my grip on the phone. “Please, Maddie. Don’t hang up. I just… I just want to talk. I need your help.”

She laughed, the sound bitter and mocking. 

“My help? After you came to my friend’s house and tried to bully her? You must be out of your mind.”

“I know,” I whispered, my voice cracking. “I know, and I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have done that. I was… I was desperate.”

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