Adam had no choice but to give in. Albeit reluctantly, he ordered me,
“Debra, please take Marley to the hotel. Take good care of her, okay?”
Then he begrudgingly went to greet the other guests with Riley.
As soon as they left, Marley slapped my hand away.
She looked at me contemptuously and sneered, “Debra, I can’t believe you’re still alive. It’s only been a few years since you were kicked out of our pack. Did you really come all the way to this little town to become a slave?”
𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.𝘤𝘰𝘮
“I’m Mrs. Cooper’s assistant, not a slave,” I corrected her calmly.
Marley refused to give up provoking me.
“But you used to be the daughter of an Alpha. Now, you have to do chores. How pitiful!”
Marley’s servant chimed in. “This is what she deserves. She was so shameless back then and had sex before marriage, which disgraced the
Silver Ridge Pack.”
“Oh, right. I almost forgot about all the dirty things she did before.”
I looked at them expressionlessly, completely unfazed by their insults.
I was no longer the impulsive young girl who’d do something rash once provoked. After everything I had been through, I had learned to stay calm in the face of insults.
Sure enough, my indifference annoyed Marley. In fact, it seemed to piss her off, so she asked deliberately, “Debra, where’s your servant,
Vicky? Why didn’t she stand up for you?”
Debra’s POV:
At the mention of my beloved Vicky, my heart felt as though it was being stabbed.
Those painful memories resurfaced in my mind.
Vicky.
In all of my life, the one person I was most sorry for was Vicky.
If I just listened to her, she wouldn’t have died.
“Oh, I’m so sorry.” Satisfied with my pained expression, Marley feigned surprise.
“My memory isn’t what it used to be. I forgot that she was killed by Leonel.”
Marley’s servant also smiled smugly. “Yes, that poor old maid. Her corpse wasn’t even sent to the Silver Ridge Pack. It was just left outside to rot.”
Both Marley and her servant started giggling triumphantly.
