Chapter 71

It felt like Gina had been warning Victoria in her own twisted way. She was nothing but an outsider—someone who didn't deserve even a shred of warmth from this so-called family. In the end, it was Theodore who came to get her. She wasn't hurt, thankfully, but that incident left a deep scar in her heart. Caught up in the memories, Victoria dozed off without realizing it. When she came to, it was because someone had slapped her hard awake. "How can you still be sleeping at a time like this?!" Hannah's shrill voice pierced through the air, and for a split second, her face overlapped with Gina's in Victoria's mind. That moment of confusion left her stunned; she struggled to process what was going on. Whatever had happened, Hannah wasn't holding back—she came at her like she wanted to beat her within an inch of her life. "The police found your stuff at the scene. Don't even try to weasel your way out now—the evidence is there. What else is there to say? And to think you had the nerve to act