She Became His World by Turning Me Into the Villain novel Chapter 8

**Married by Mistake, Loved by Fate — by L. Winters**
**Chapter 8**

As I entered the dimly lit room, a storm of emotions surged within me. Without uttering a single word, I seized Ethan by the arm and pulled him forcefully into the hallway. The air felt electric, charged with the tension that hung between us like a thick fog.

I was acutely aware that my mother would never want to lay eyes on him again, let alone hear the vile words that had spilled from his mouth earlier.

His expression shifted when he caught sight of me—surprise flickered across his features, quickly followed by a glimmer of joy that made my stomach churn. “Nora—” he began, his voice tinged with an eagerness that I found infuriating.

But before he could articulate whatever excuse he had prepared, I struck him hard across the face, the sound echoing in the corridor like a gunshot.

“Ethan,” I said, my voice steady but laced with fury, “I’ve come to the painful realization that you thrive on these little theatrics, all to soothe your own ego.”

“My mother has been confined to this hospital for five long years, and during that time, you never once bothered to show up. When we needed you the most, you vanished without a trace.” My heart raced as I recalled the countless nights spent worrying about her, feeling abandoned by someone I had once considered family.

“You ran off to New York City with Summer, chasing a fantasy, while you completely disregarded my parents—the ones who welcomed you into our home and treated you like their own flesh and blood.”

“When my mother was first admitted, we could barely scrape together the funds for her medical bills. I reached out to you, clinging to the last vestiges of hope that you would remember the kindness we showed you and come to our aid.”

“But you? You disappeared for five years, leaving us to fend for ourselves, and never once did you check on my mother.” My voice trembled with the weight of betrayal.

“And now what? Now that you’ve realized Summer isn’t the perfect fairy tale you envisioned and you’ve convinced yourself that you’re the innocent victim in all of this, you suddenly remember the family that stood by you when you had nothing?”

“Let me make one thing clear: Summer is not a good person, and neither are you.”

Ethan stood there, one hand pressed against the side of his face, his eyes wide with disbelief. “Nora, I didn’t mean—”

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