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Chapter nine

"How could you be so relaxed after my brother's death?" Miriam asked rather demandingly.

Monica clenched her jaw, her eyes up to the ceiling in thought. Slowly, she faced her mother, "Oh I'm not relaxed. I'll make sure Elizabeth suffers for this."

"And you are so sure she killed her father because?"

"Ahhhh! She helped kill mine when she was still about six years old. Why don't you think she could kill hers now?"

Without waiting for an answer, the younger lady walked away, cooking up new plans in her head. She knew she could make Elizabeth lose her mind without even touching her, and Philip was that way.

To her, it was going to be a memorable one, as long as Philip was in the picture.

Philip!

She groaned greedily, loosening her red hair so it fell down her back. What a different type of elegance he had. Automatically, her mind drifted to the dance.

She remembered how she trailed off when she saw him for the first time. His eyes were a magnificent shade of amber, with dar
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