Chapter 38. My Deep Anxiety

Sansa's Pov 

"This is none of your concern," I responded, my rage bubbling just beyond the surface.

Bella's mocking demeanor perplexed me, and her abrupt change in attitude aggravated my annoyance even more. I couldn't figure out why she was provoking me or what she was hoping to gain from it.

"Oh, but it is my concern," she replied with a teasing smirk. I gave you an offer, and you declined. Perhaps you felt you were bright enough to figure out another way out, but your hubris appears to have blinded you to the most obvious solution. And now you're roaming around, hiding your annoyance to soothe your injured ego."

Her comments stung me like a swarm of bees, and I tightened my hands to keep my emotions in check. "Shut up; you know nothing about me," I snapped, losing patience.

"Ah, but that's where you're wrong," Bella said, her voice venomous. "I know enough to suspect you're concealing something from me."

"Why would I tell you anything?" sa