Chapter 6

I crawled towards her on the ground, closing my eyes in shame, lowering my head, and mimicking a dog crawling around her.

I bit my lip hard, the metallic taste mingling with bitter tears. At that moment, I felt utterly humiliated.

Even though my father passed away early and my mother remarried, she had always protected me.

With Lucien's support, I had never experienced such humiliation.

"Bark a couple of times..."

I swallowed my pride and barked twice.

"Woof, woof..."

"Truly an obedient little thing!"

Amy laughed and clapped.

Her followers looked at me with disdain, shamelessly taunting me.

I suppressed my hatred, clenching my fists until they cracked.

"Can I have my pendant back now?"

Amy examined the pendant carefully. "I didn't care much for this kind of thing, but since you value it so much, I won't let you have it!"

Her eyes glittered, and she smirked, quickly tossing the pendant far away. The sound of it shattering cut through the air, and the tension in my mind snapped.

Seeing the last thing my mother left me destroyed, I couldn't hold back any longer and lunged at Amy, grabbing her by the neck.

"No!"

"Amy, may you die a terrible death!"

The followers were terrified by my attack, screaming in panic. Phoebe quickly reacted and shoved me away.

Amy held her neck, pale and shaken, shouting angrily, "This girl! How dare she lay a hand on me!"

She kicked me hard in the stomach.

I cried out in pain, collapsing to the ground, sharp pain radiating from my abdomen. She grabbed my hair, forcing me to look at her.

Amy maliciously shifted her gaze down to my hands.

"It's these hands that hurt me..."

She whispered, stepping on the back of my hand, grinding it with force.

"Crack..."

I screamed in pain, tears flowing uncontrollably, trying desperately to struggle but was held down by Phoebe.

"Amy, Lucien won't let you get away with this!"

She slapped me hard again.

"Who do you think you are!"

She crouched down, brushing aside my hair to reveal my face, speaking coldly.

"You're just relying on this face that resembles mine. Without it, how would you seduce Lucien!"

"Phoebe, you know what I mean..."