Chapter 110. An Uninvited Guest: pt. 2

“Don’t you think your jabs are getting old Maeve?” Esmeray’s voice was barely above a whisper.

“But they still work on you, don’t they?” Maeve inquired. Her red lips were curved in a smile because she knew her jabs were hitting home.

Blinking back tears Esmeray repeated in her head. ‘Don’t cry! Don’t show her how much her words bother you.’

“I feel sorry for you. I pity you because you have nothing better to do than just torment someone who already had her fair share of hell.” Esmeray’s voice was thick with emotions as she glanced away from her scar-ridden hands with a distant look on her face.

Reaching out Maeve held her hand in a gentle grip. “I tried not hating you. But how could I not? What you would have done if you were in my shoe, Esmeray?” For a moment Maeve’s eyes softened as she saw the heart-wrenching pain Esmeray was trying hard to conceal. But then Maeve remembered what she had lost because of this girl.

Fury burnt in Maeve’s chest.