th a sudden motion, she ripped t

eless face-devoid of any color-her f

er lips curled i

hed Kehlani's perfectly. Th

ehlani's impatient voi

she real

hard, her throat tight, then slowly rea

the faintest t

d-then, without missing

w from the adjacent

down over Hyera's nose and mouth, p

ething monstrous-something no o

ice low and venomous. "Or just playing dead. Either w

he bed, Hyera

wide, tear-filled eyes, disbe

trying to ki

led, overwhelm

is my

had respecte

ise they'd grow up toget

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ng this to me? I'm your sister,

er whole world

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gainst the pillow, un

soaking the pillow beneath her. Her eyes

er arms crossed, a sinister smile playing

g to let Hyera

aking her death or not

ad to

ithout hesitation, Kehlani le

Finally dea

spread through H

ne-deep,

red uncon

oman who had once been kinder than her

staring at that fac

ace, she cou

you... I don't want to die... I haven't even lived yet... I

turned d

want-anything! Even the 20% shares I hold...

erything she had. B

a

sil

freely now, end

ally walking over to the ma

s and sat beside him, her voic

... that 20% stake of

ips. "Congratulations.

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ebr

as the world around

solutel

t through the r

rwood Group, Hyera Sherwood, has died. If we go out and celebrate so publicly and get caught by the press, what do you

The way he looked at her-cold, cutting-felt li

, turned to her daughter, and gave Silvia's thigh a q

oney. "That little tramp Hyera is finally dead. From now on, no one will

k to compare to me. She was nothing but a parasi

d her head back, and downed it in one gulp. She let out

unseen, Hyera finally pi

dead. Killed in

as just a wandering gh

o this to me? I truste

ld hear her. "Besides my dad, you were my only family. A stepmother, a sister... Why

ender fingers curling with rage and despair.

front of her and screamed with everything

heard h

ever

regret

it h

anything, it

ther... the one who'd always treated her with more warmth tha

d, replaying everything-every