When Cathy saw this, she swiftly ran up to intervene. “Evie, watch out!”
Madeline was caught off guard by this sudden attack, but with her agile reflexes, she easily caught Shirley’s wrist, putting a stop to her deranged action.
“Evie, are you okay?”
Worried, Cathy walked over to Madeline’s side, then turned toward Shirley and reprimanded her.
“Why do you still want to hurt people? Even now, do you still not think that you’ve gone too far? What on earth did Evie do to offend you, causing you to hurt her time and time again?”
Shirley, enduring the waves of pain, stared at Madeline through gritted teeth.
“Yes… Why do I want to hurt her time and time again? It’s because I am heinous! It’s because I’m a cold-blooded, inhumane tool! Hahahaha…”
Shirley started laughing maniacally in self-deprecation, then tightly gritted her teeth as she endured the intense discomfort.
“Eveline, do you find it extremely infuriating and depressing that you’ve encountered someone like me? One can only blame it on your horrible luck! I’ll accept the fact that you had someone to do this to me. I have only myself to blame for having provoked you first. Isn’t that right, Mrs. Whitman?”
Cathy frowned, confused by Shirley’s words.
“What are you babbling about?
What does Evie have to do with your injuries? You were the one who darted out of the road, causing that driver to run into you because he couldn’t break in time.
“Heh.” Shirley softly chuckled at that. “Observe, Eveline. You’ve put on such a great act. Everyone thinks You’re put on such a great act. Everyone thinks you’re such a gentle and kind woman. The truth is that your side is even more sinister and vile than I am”
Madeline was completely unbothered by Shirley’s opinions and comments about her. On the contrary, she answered Shirley with a calm and composed look on her face.
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