Chapter 073

"Or what?" I challenged, my voice shaking. "What are you going to do?"

Yilena took a deep breath, her eyes filled with disdain and determination. "Or I'll make sure you regret every single word you've said to me today. You're nothing but a spiteful, envious woman who can't stand to see others happy. Do you think you're the only one suffering? You have no idea."

I laughed bitterly, "And you do? Just because you're still pining over a man who doesn't love you? At least I moved on, tried to make something of myself."

"Moved on? By trying to drag others down with you?" Yilena shook her head. "You're pathetic, Sarah. Maybe we were alike once, but not anymore. I came here today to apologize, and to make things right. But you... you're still stuck in your misery."

I wanted to retort, to scream at her, but the words caught in my throat. Maybe she was right. Maybe I was stuck. But admitting that would mean facing my failures, and my regrets, and I wasn't ready for that.

Yilena turned her back