PENELOPE'S POV ~
"What?!" I shrieked, my body tensing. "What are you talking about?!" I was in complete disbelief.
A tear rolled down Violetta's cheek, and she hastily brushed it away, nodding. "Please believe me. Every time we grew closer, Mom and Dad kept me away from you. I knew how they belittle you, how they beat and hurt you... I'm so sorry... I always felt terrible seeing them make you bleed, but I couldn't do anything to help..." Her lips quivered. "And I've never hated you... not ever... not once… Please believe me."
I wasn't sure how to react.
All I could do was blink and breathe. I felt numb, uncertain of how to feel or react to Violetta's shocking revelation.
Should I give her a smug grin, mutter that she deserved it, or simply sit still with a shocked expression? Or shoul
