"Well, I'm back now, so why are you still sticking around, refusing to leave?" Evelyn screeched. Her eyes were full of hatred, as though soaked with venom, as they bore into Vivian. Her once delicate facial features twisted and turned into something much more hideous.
When Vivian heard Evelyn say that, she knew that her captor had crossed the line of reason. So, what she means is, even though I was in a relationship with Finnick, I should have split up with him once she came back and then return her rightful place to her. Is that right?
"Finnick doesn't like you anymore. Whatever happened between the two of you is all in the past. Plus, we're already married." Shocked by Evelyn's thirst for dominance, Vivian hoped to make her see sense.
Evelyn gave Vivian's chin another tight squeeze and flicked her head aside. Fuelled by rage, she barked, "If he doesn't like me, then who does he like? You? Oh, Vivian, you think too highly of yourself. Do you really think you're a good match for him?"
"Why would you think so? He said it himself - that the two of you are nothing more than business partners now. He doesn't like you anymore."
Although Vivian knew that phrasing it that way might irritate Evelyn even more, thus further jeopardizing her own situation, she still chose to go head-to-head with her.
She had had enough. Why does everyone think that I don't deserve Finnick? Everyone seems to think that only Evelyn has the right to develop a relationship with him. Is it because she has a pretty face... and I don't?
"Really?" Evelyn smirked with disdain. "So, let's say
- if Finnick finds out that you're tainted by other men, do you think he'll still stay with you?"
"What do you mean? Evelyn, what are you trying to do?" Vivian panicked upon hearing the other woman's words. In order to frame Vivian last time, Evelyn had even been willing to disfigure her own face. She could be that cruel to herself, let alone to other people.
"I'm not doing anything." Evelyn rose and clapped her hands. With a wicked grin, she revealed her plan to Vivian, who had now fallen onto the ground.
"Imagine. Tomorrow, news of your... involvement with gangsters will be all over the papers and the Internet. All kinds of shameful and scandalous photos of your incident will be exposed to the world. I wonder, if Finnick sees those, do you think he'll still have feelings for you like you say he
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