"Then, what about me? I used to be a part of your life too! How could you just dump me like I'm a nobody?" Jessica asked, biting her lips. She didn't get the satisfaction she imagined she would get after having her revenge. Even worse, she was now beginning to have doubts if it was ever worth her sacrifice.
"You are a nobody to me. Jessica, listen, the biggest mistake you've made was to mess with Leena. She is too adorable to get in touch with someone like you." To Edward, Jessica was the embodiment of craziness and evil. He felt deeply sorry to see that Leena became her target.
"Someone like me? What kind of woman do you think I am? Am I too indecent to you? That's funny." she snorted sarcastically, "Have you already forgotten all the times that we've had sex? You didn't use to complain before. And now, you think I'm dirty just because I slept with tons of men. What about you? How many women have you slept with?" she asked in an accusing tone. When he didn't answer quickly enough, she continued, "We are the same, you see." Jessica struggled to get free. Her hands, however, were tied too tightly. Her attempts did nothing else but bruise her. But it was better than doing nothing as he looked at her with those cold, judgemental eyes.
"Look at yourself, Jessica. You're totally a crazy whore now. You wouldn't have ended up with this if you had given it up in time. Before it ever got out of hand." Edward said lightly. Even though Jessica had gone insane, and he could no longer talk some sense into her, he truly felt bad for her. He still felt a small amount of remorse since they had spent so many years together.
"Now you're trying to offer me better life choices? Where were you before? I am telling you, you're not qualified to teach me how to improve my situation. I don't need your pity, so save it," Jessica snorted, her unwavering glare still directed at him. It was true that she slept with so many men. But only because she needed their help to have her revenge on Edward. He was the reason why she had become obsessed with getting her payback.
"What? You must be mistaken. I don't feel sorry for you," he clarified harshly, "I've thought of ways to punish you before I came here. But look at you right now, you're miserable enough and you've already ruined your own life. I don't need to bother dealing with you anymore." As a woman, Jessica should have learned more about how to cherish herself. She had always sought validation from others.
"Edward," said Jessica quietly, "Doesn't it make your heart hurt a little bit to see me in this situation?" As Jessica could not disappear from his life, she couldn't stop bothering him and thus, went astray. The irony was, although her rebellion succeeded as Edward now stood in front of her, it also ended up ruining her life.
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