CHAPTER 17

AVA:

"We shouldn't be fighting when we are looking for a baby, should we? I come in peace and you must take my word for it." Clara said and straightened her face, clothes, and appearance.

I swallowed hard, trying hard to smile. Since she didn't want to fight, there was no need to instigate it even though she showed by all means that she was meaning to insult me.

"We've been fighting ever since. That's one thing for sure. If you're not here to fight, then what are you hear to do? Say what you want, Damien isn't here anymore." My fave turned mean as I took a deep breath.

I had said my words through gritted teeth. With what I had gone through at the hands of Damien's mother, I couldn't say less.

Little wonder they say that apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Clara was wicked and so was her son.

My last words must have thrown away her facade for the next minute she turned to face me before pointing her fingers at me.

"You! You think you've got me right there, don't you? You've proved t