As I sipped, Alison’s voice floated over from behind me. She deliberately sized me up from head to toe, her eyes gleaming with jealousy and malice.
"You’re really shameless. Blake forbade you from coming, yet you still sneaked in."
"In Blake’s heart, you aren’t even worth a toe of mine. I casually faked an audio recording blaming you for my miscarriage and he believed it without a second thought. He even tied you up and forced an abortion in front of everyone..."
"Speaking of which, your first miscarriage wasn’t my fault. It was just bad luck. I only had someone smear oil on the stairs to embarrass you. How was I supposed to know you were already carrying that bastard child?"
"If I were you, I would’ve packed up and left a long time ago. Oh, and did you know? The only bottle of special medicine that could have saved your mother’s life. Blake bought it at a high price, but not for you. He used it to save my little kitten instead."
As my face drained of color, Alison’s smugness only grew stronger.
She shoved her phone in front of me.
On the screen, Blake and Alison were beaming, lighting candles in celebration, a tiny kitten nestled in her arms.