Chloe, being from a small town, had always been insecure; Amara's elitist tone hit her right where it hurt.
She tightened her grip on Amara's hair, wanting to pour every ounce of her resentment into this fight.
"I might be crazy, but I'm not going to be your d*mn scapegoat!"
Amara hissed through her teeth, twisted her body, and managed to grab a handful of Chloe's hair in return. Chloe gasped, losing her grip, and Amara seized the moment to slam Chloe's head into the table.
Thud—
Glasses on the table shattered as they hit the floor.
Crash—
The room was a total disaster.
Amara wasn't done. She put all her weight into a second slam. Chloe's vision blurred, and blood began to seep from her forehead, her voice turning into a weak whimper.
"Amara... let me go... you're going to kill me!"
Amara let out a chilling laugh, her expression twisted and bloodthirsty.
"It's not like I haven't killed someone before. What's one more life on my hands?"
Chloe's pupils shrunk in sheer terror.
Just then, the door was kicked open with a thunderous bang.
A voice, cold enough to freeze the room and heavy with authority, rang out from the doorway.
"Had enough yet?"
The familiar voice made Amara whip her head around, her eyes meeting Hudson's livid, stone-cold face.
Panic hit her. Her fingers shook as she immediately let go of Chloe's hair, her mouth already spinning lies.
"Hudson! It was her... she started it! I was just defending myself... she was going to choke me..."
"She tried to kill me!" Chloe sobbed on the floor, hair matted with blood, her state far more convincing than Amara's.
"Why on earth would I try to kill you?" Amara snapped, refusing to back down.
"You lunged at me first!"
Chloe tried to speak, but she choked on the air and fell into a violent coughing fit.
"Cough... cough..."
She clutched her chest, saw the blood streaming down her face, and let out a piercing scream.
"Aah! My face! She ruined my face!"
Nobody knew how much money she'd sunk into that face.
Why was Robert with her? Because she was a ten.
Without this face, how was she supposed to keep the money flowing?


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