Chapter 1209

“To the abyss with you! A sister you shall never be!”

Bones threatened to yield beneath Shera’s grip, the truth of her nature unraveling before Rhea’s gaze.

“Dearest sister, I… I erred.”

Her words, faint as a whisper, spiraled downward in cadence while her grip on Shera’s arm waned.

Just as the darkness appeared to swallow her whole, when Shera’s intention seemed poised to

strangle the final breath from her, release came unexpectedly.

“Swift demise is too lenient a fate for one such as you. Repayment for my suffering is your obligation.”

Rhea’s fingers sought her neck, the telltale imprint of struggle etched upon her skin. A surreptitious

glance toward Shera revealed an entity transformed, exuding an aura of animosity potent enough to

snuff out life.

Yet, with a stark acknowledgment, Rhea’s realization unfurled, she had indeed wrought a grievous

wrong.

Time drifted on, and after a lingering while, Rhea mustered the courage to venture a cautious inquiry.

“Shera, in your return, have you chanced upon Marcus?”

A fleeting glance from Shera, accompanied by an air of disdain, brushed Rhea’s query aside.

“Marcus has woven the fabric of his life with another, a woman named Millie, sister to Mia, yet not from

the same maternal lineage. Millie, a country girl by birth, has captured Marcus’s heart in a way

unprecedented. I have witnessed his attentions, gentle as the dawn’s embrace.”

Once again, Rhea lifted her gaze, casting an inquisitive look Shera’s way. Inquisitiveness danced in the

air, fueled by curiosity about Shera’s reaction. A conviction took hold-Shera’s heart was embroiled in

matters concerning Marcus.

But as Rhea turned her gaze, she met Shera’s penetrating stare, intense as a tempest, and Rhea

hastened to avert her eyes.

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“Should Marcus learn of your survival, joy would undoubtedly kindle his spirit. Seek him out, spare no

moment on me.”

Shera’s arms folded, a smirk playing upon her Lips.

“Seek him, and thus you can avoid me, is that your plot?”

Naturally, her intention was to reunite with Marcus, yet the timing would be a calculated reveal,

ensuring her return in the most captivating light, a tableau to decide the fate that awaited her.

Rhea retrieved her phone, her gaze flickering over a missed call that stirred a satisfied smile. The

device was returned to its place, and an offer was extended for Rhea to accompany Shera on her

departure.

Rhea’s demurral was steadfast.

Shera asserted that Rhea’s entitlement to hospitalization was unwarranted.

Yet Rhea clung to her reservations, an internal battle against the prospect of dwelling under the same

roof as Shera, birthing a fear that Shera’s intentions might extend to the darkness of the night, spelling

her demise.

However, Shera, resolute in her agenda, produced her phone and summoned a video with a tap.

Transfixed and rendered speechless Rhea’s cheeks burned with the shade of bashfulness that

enveloped her.