Elysia said, "Jess thinks it''s weird too, but Janelle and Mr. Huber seem certain."
Winona wondered aloud, "Do you think Keaton tricked them?"
Elysia replied, "But I don''t think Janelle and Mr. Huber are that easily fooled." Winona paused. "...Could it be because of Beatrix?"
"Huh?"
Winona exined, "Keaton told me yesterday that Alicia attacked me because of Beatrix..."
Winona recounted the whole story about Alicia and Beatrix, making both Elysia and Blossom frown.
Blossom said, “You really can''t judge a book by its cover. Looking at Beatrix, with her image and personality, no one would ever think she''d resort to such dirty tricks!"
Then, a thought struck Blossom. "Hey, do you think Mr. Huber might actually have a secret girlfriend, but she doesn''t want to go public? So he''s respecting her wishes and keeping it quiet to protect her?"
"Or maybe he''s nning topletely resolve things with Beatrix before making it public, so his new girlfriend won''t be targeted by her."
Winona and Elysia exchanged a look. "...That actually makes sense."
The three friends spent the morning chatting about Keaton, Beatrix, and his mysterious girlfriend.
In the afternoon, Winona had to go to the hospital to have her dressing changed.
Blossom went back to work, while Elysia went with her.
Mindful of Winona''s fame, they took a less-traveled path into the hospital, where they unexpectedly ran into Beatrix.
In a secluded corner, Mrs. Sutton pped Beatrix hard across the face. "If anything happens to your sister, I''ll personally send you to prison! You just wait, you little bitch!"
"We all put up with you because of your marriage to the Huber family, but now they don''t even want you! What do you have to be so proud of?!"
"How dare you hurt your sister! You little brat, we''ve spoiled you rotten!"
Growing angrier, Mrs. Sutton pped Beatrix twice more. She spat a few more vicious warnings before storming off.
Beatrix remained stone-faced, not saying a single word the entire time. She calmly wiped her tears, straightened her clothes and stepped out of the corner, heading for the hospital entrance...
When she saw Winona and Elysia, Beatrix''s brow furrowed, her eyes filled with
hostility. After a moment of silence, she started walking toward them.
Elysia frowned. Winona narrowed her eyes.
Beatrix approached, ignoring Elysia and fixing her gaze directly on Winona.
She nced at the wound on
Winona''s head, offered no apology, and said coldly As you can see my life is far from happy. So have
nothing to lose. I''m not afraid to die."
"Stay away from Keaton, and I''ll leave you alone. But if you dare to make a move on
him, I will destroy you, even if it costs me my life.”
"This time, you just needed a few stitches. Next time, I might just ruin your face."
"And let''s see. With my history with Keaton, if I scarred you for life, do you think he''d
send me to prison? Would he kill me to avenge you?"
Beatrix spoke calmly, her words dripping with provocation.
Elysia was furious and about to speak, but Winona justughed.
“What a coincidence. I''m not afraid of dying either. My ex-husband & nearly killed me, so I''ve already had a near-death experience. The thought doesn scare me mach
anymore.
“But... let me ask you this. Given our rtionship, if you disfigured me, do you think
I would kill you?"
"After all, you''re clearly not loved at home. If you died, you''d just be dead. No one would care."
"I highly doubt Keaton woulde after me for revenge."
"But if you killed me, a whole lot of people would being after you."
"My parents wouldn''t let you get away with it. My best friends wouldn''t let you get away with it. My fans wouldn''t let you get away with it."
“Because, you see, even without Keaton, I have plenty of people who love me."
"You, on the other hand, only have Keaton in your corner, and he doesn''t even love you."
They say the cruelest attacks are the ones aimed at the heart. The more someonecks love, the more they crave it.
Winona''s words were like daggers, striking Beatrix right where it hurt.