Chapter 99 A Confusing Twist

Everyone looked at me like I was a lunatic. Like I had lost my mind over the whole issue. I could see the shift in the eyes of the onlookers—pity mixed with judgment—and I felt the sting of shame crawl up my spine. I should not have screamed. I should not have let myself fall so easily into my enemy’s trap. He smiled, and I smiled, slowly turning back to face the cameras. But my eyes wandered again, scanning the crowd until they landed on her—Marylyn. Her face was twisted into a sneer, thick with scorn. Still, wasn’t it my time to smile now? If her entire plan had been to humiliate me and break my spirit, then she needed to be more creative next time. That attempt was no fun at all. She failed. And she failed badly.