I smirked, my voice dripping with sarcasm. "If that's not what you meant, then what exactly did you mean? You can't bear to let go of the money Cadell gives you, yet you also want to be Edmund's wife. Lorna Hill, what makes you think the world revolves around you?"
Lorna's face turned ashen, her features tightening in anger. She gritted her teeth, knowing deep down that this wasn't the time to mess with me.
She turned to Cadell, her voice soft and pleading. "Cadell, I never meant to betray you. This is all my fault... I don't want you to suffer because of me."
Her words were so smooth that I almost laughed. Instead, I smiled, colder than before. "If you didn't want him to suffer, maybe you shouldn't have worn a wedding dress at my wedding. Now that everything's out in the open, you're t
