Alicia put on her best fake apology face.


    "I''m so sorry, Ms. Newsom. I totally misunderstood, and I''ll cover all your medical bills. I''m young and stupid-please don''t hold it against me, okay?"


    She wasn''t apologizing for Winona''s sake.


    She just wanted to calm down Elysia. No way was she dumb enough to cross Mrs. Bradford!


    And, hey, ying the victim might even score her some points with Keaton.


    Alicia thought she had it all figured out. Too bad Winona wasn''t having any of it. Winona shot back immediately, "Nope! I don''t ept your apology!"


    Alicia blinked, thrown off. "Excuse me?!"


    Winona said, "If it really was just a misunderstanding, I could let it go. I get it—if I walked into my boyfriend''s house and found a strange woman there, I''d be pissed off too. That''s normal."


    "But you didn''t hit me because of some misunderstanding!"


    "You only started swinging when you saw my face. If it were anyone else, you wouldn''t have snapped like that!"


    "Soe on, spill it-what exactly do you have against me?"


    Alicia froze. She hadn''t expected Winona to read her like an open book!<fna6e2> ???s ??????? ?s ?????? ?? FιndＮovel</fna6e2>


    It was true-she''d lost it because the woman in question was Winona. If it had


    been another girl, she wouldn''t have gone off like that.


    As for the reason... Alicia quickly shoved it aside and stuck to her story.


    "No way. We''ve never even talked before. How could I have a grudge against you? You''re reading way too much into this."


    Winona snorted.


    "If I''ve misjudged you, I''ll eat my hat-hell, I''ll hand you my eyeballs to y hacky sack with!"


    Alicia started to get nervous under Winona''s stare and turned to Keaton for help. "Babe, I swear, I didn''t do anything! She''s totally making stuff up, I—” Her voice broke into dramatic sobs, like she was the real victim here.


    Before Keaton could say anything, the ambnce finally arrived.


    Elysia helped Winona up. "Come on, let''s get that wound checked at the hospital. We''ll sort this outter."


    Winona nodded. "Sure."


    Alicia cowered behind Keaton, peeking out at Winona like some innocent little daisy.


    Winona just rolled her eyes and waved Keaton over.


    "Keaton,e here. I need to talk to you."


    Keaton didn''t think twice. He walked over and started, "Look, this is all my fault. I should have "


    Before he could finish, Winona shoved him aside, strode over to Alicia, and grabbed a fistful of her hair. Then-smack, smack, smack, smack!


    The sound of those ps echoed through the room.


    Elysia: “?!”


    Keaton: "!"


    Alicia shrieked, "Ow! Ow-ahhh!"


    Winona only stopped when her own hand started to sting


    By then,


    Alicia''s face was already se ne?


    like a dinner roll-split lip and and all.


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    Ignoring Alicia''s sobbing, Winona turned to Keaton and said, "Sorry Mr. Huber. Turned your little girlfriend into a punching bag. What can''t say? koty and I dont take crap from anyone


    Keaton: "..."


    Elysia, snapping out of her shock, silently gave Winona a mental high five.


    As soon as they stepped outside, Elysia''s phone started buzzing. Tarquin was calling.


    "Heard Keaton called an ambnce. You''re at Tanhe Manor too-what happened?"


    Elysia, still fuming, snapped, "Oh, you''re not busy now?"


    "I''m free. What''s going on?"


    Elysia nearly spat, "Why don''t you


    ask your dear buddy? His new


    girlfriend just bashed Winona''s head the ER


    open I''m taking Winona toe


    for stitches!"