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Chapter 261 You’re really just a zero
Moore looked like a shadow of her former self, all gaunt with dark circles that screamed of
rough nights behind bars. The fire in her eyes when she saw me, however, was as fierce as
ever. She glared across the table, and I bet if it were not there, she would have lunged at
me, claws out.
vette, to think you would end up like this. Talk about payback!” she cackled, her face
twisted in a wild sneer. “An eye for an eye, right? I might be behind bars for a bit, but you?
You’re looking at a lifetime of cold, hard floors and iron bars for what you did!”
Her words were like poison, dripping with the conviction that I was Noah’s killer.
I met her gaze, cool as ice, and said, “An eye for an eye? Sounds like you know the truth.
So tell me, Moore, if that is the case, should you not be the one rotting away in here?
You’re the one who killed Noah. Or did you forget?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“You’re spitting lies!” she exploded. “Yvette, you’re the killer. I saw you do it with my own
two eyes. You cannot hide from this. Karma is coming for you!”
She almost had me second–guessing–had I done it? Her outburst was so convincing that
she could have fooled herself.
I could not help but laugh, and she caught me in the act.
Her smile vanished, replaced by a scowl as she bore into me with her eyes. “What’s so
funny?”
I leaned in, my voice dripping with feigned innocence. “Karma. Ever heard of it?”
She froze, her face a mask of shock. I did not give her a chance to answer, however. “I’m a
believer now. I was not before, but seeing you, Moore… When was the last time you dared
to look at yourself in the mirror?”
Her face, already worn and ghostly, contorted with anger. “What are you getting at,
Yvette?”
I kept my smile, locking eyes with her. “Moore, I bet Noah’s ghost is keeping you up at
night, is he not? And your baby, almost ready to be born… You ended his life, and his
father’s. Two souls. Tell me, Moore, do you ever sleep without nightmares?”
“Shut your mouth!” Her eyes blazed with fury, a clear sign I had hit a nerve. “You have no
right to judge me! Yvette, Noah was after you. You’re the killer, not me!”
I let out a cold laugh, unfazed. “So what if it was me? You’ve been behind bars for weeks
now, right? Spending every day hoping for Idris to visit, to save you? That’s the thing
about people -they are so easy to break when they want something badly enough.” Even
someone as cruel as Moore could not hide that truth.
I could tell exactly what she was hoping for. However, I was not about to let her get her
way. Her eyes were practically sparkling with anticipation. I could not help but let out a
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmsnide chuckle, despite this. I slowly slid the jade bracelet up my wrist, flaunting it. “Too
bad you’re stuck in your little daydream. Since you’ve been locked up, he hasn’t spared
you a second thought, not a single word. He’s been too busy showering me with attention,
trying to make things right, and figuring out how to make me stay.”
“What crap!” Moore’s voice cracked, her emotions a tangled mess, just like any woman
caught up in a man’s supposed affection.
Her eyes were fiery, almost glowing red with rage. “Yvette, your smugness won’t last. Your
downfall is coming.”
Laughing was something I could not help. “Wanna bet? Let’s see who walks out of here
without a scratch and who ends up rotting away in a cell, forgotten and alone. Oh, and I
almost forgot to mention, your dear Idris dropped by to see me yesterday. He assured me
he wouldn’t let me stay here much longer.”
She was trembling with fury. “Yvette, cut the crap. You think I’m going to fall for your lies?
Iddy is only nice to you because you helped him out once. Without that, you’re nothing.”
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