Chapter 10 - The Last Desperate Plea
Seeing her father broken on the floor, Victoria dropped her arrogant posture entirely. She crawled across the marble, grabbing the edge of Maya’s wine-stained ivory dress with trembling hands.
“Maya... please!” Victoria sobbed, no longer caring about her ruined makeup or the cameras recording her every move. “We were friends once! In college, I helped you! You can’t leave us with nothing! Please, have mercy!”
Maya looked down at the woman who, just fifteen minutes earlier, had deliberately poured red wine on her gown and called her a cripple in front of hundreds of people.
Maya slowly leaned down, pulling her silk dress gently from Victoria’s grasp.
“Mercy is for those who make mistakes, Victoria,” Maya whispered cold words into her ear. “Cruelty is a choice. You chose to be cruel every single day for three years.”
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Maya turned her back on Victoria, stepping toward the grand floor-to-ceiling glass entrance of the ballroom. Out on the driveway, bright flashing lights filtered through the tinted glass, signaling the arrival of a massive motorcade.
👉 Read PART 11 to see who came to pick Maya up at the front doors!
