Chapter 31

Elliot didn't bother to hide the arrogance in his voice. It sounded as if he were being very generous by inviting Angelica to eat with them. Angelica couldn't stand it and laughed out of sheer anger. She stared at Elliot's familiar features and felt rather dazed. Why had she fallen so hard for him back then? Elliot had done so many things to hurt her for Rosie's sake, even going as far as to take her blood. But that wasn't all. There were too many instances to think of in detail. In fact, the sheer number of times he'd hurt her made her wonder if she was actually masochistic. "What are you laughing at?" "I'm laughing at you for being so obtuse." Angelica lifted her hand to wipe away the tears of laughter in her eyes. "Why would I want to eat with you?" Even though she had married into the Quigley family, they all saw her as a social climber. They never treated her as one of them. Why would she want to eat with people who ostracized her? Despite the wave of sorrow that washed over