"Why are you still here?" Evelyn shrieked, her voice cutting through the air like a knife. She stomped towards me, her eyes bulging with fury. "Do you want him to suffer more?" She shoved me hard, her bony hands digging into my shoulders.

"You're just here to hurt him more, aren't you?" she spat, her breath hot on my face. "I won't let a viper like you anywhere near my son again!" Her chest heaved with rage as she continued, her voice reaching a near-scream, "I will see to it that my son divorces you. We're done with you. Get away from us!"

I glanced at Harvey, lying unconscious, then met her gaze, my face expressionless. My voice was low and even. "That's not up to you, is it? And you might be surprised what your son wants."

Evelyn's face twisted into an expression of pure fury, her cheeks blotchy and red. Her eyes widened. "What did you just say?!" she screeched, her voice cracking. She took a step forward, but Lucia held her back, whispering something into her ear, though her sharp glare never left me.