room explod

tely began to wail, throwin

lle, she has suffered so much, always living in Annabel' s shadow, never

g her daughter as a tragic heroine and me as th

ely manipulated

be so cold. Look at her. She' s your sister. She' s dying on the inside. C

have you lost your mind? You dare to speak of such a disgracefu

sley insisted, puffing out his chest, convin

declaration. Mrs. Scott, a woman obsessed with appearances, looked at me with a mixture of pan

acity of it all. I saw the triumphant glint in Gabrielle' s tear-fi

the center of the room. My voice was c

one even. "There will b

silent, turnin

, ever permit such a disgusting and sha

stunned face to Gabrie

of deep, profound pity. "I cannot stand in the way of tr

word hang

uld perceive as selfless compassion. "You have clearly suffered a great deal. And Wesl

agnanimous sacrifice. An act of pity for my pa

alling off our enga

m-designed, multi-million dollar engagement ring from my finger. It was

e stunned Wesley an

with grace. "Give this to Gabrielle.

ped it into his palm. The weight of i

I said loudly, for all to hear.

, on Gabrielle, on the whole sordi

" I said calmly.