Vespera continued chatting with Brianna. She felt truly happy for them-and for herself. They could finally close the book on the lingering pain and grief they had endured for five years.


    Moreover, she had finally settled the score with Tina.


    Though she had to admit, she couldn''t have done it without Dominic. Even if he was w willing to let Reba take the credit, she couldn''t possibly y dumb and pretend it was so.


    The realization made her anxious, but she decided to rack her brainter... after everything with Tina was Cover


    Once they left the farmhouse, they headed straight to the police station.


    Dominic had already met with both Halewick and Ashford''s chief police officer and passed on Brianna''s message. Without full assurance of faimess, she wouldn''t hand over the evidence.


    At the same time, he subtly shared his stance. He''d have the evidence backed up by the proper authorities to put Brianna at ease.


    If that still didn''t work out, Dominic assured her he wouldn''t mind going to the higher-ups. And if he did, he wouldn''t stop at exposing a few spoiled apples-that should make themply.


    After the discussions, both parties agreed that once the evidence was confirmed, Tina would be arrested immediately.


    At the hospital, both Tina and Jade were awake. When Jade found out Tina had survived, she lost all her will to live. Shey in bed, refusing food and water, her eyes nk and void of life.


    In another room, Tina woke up screaming and cursing from the sharp paining from her shoulder and her bandaged hands.


    ire, who had just been bailed out, tried tofort her. But she didn''t dare mention that Luke had refused to help and had already returned to Halewick, nning topletely abandon Tina.


    Once Tina calmed down after throwing a fit and heard the police wereing, she panicked.


    "B-But the corpse..." she said, frightened.


    "Don''t worry. They didn''t find it-someone moved it. Just say Jade has lost her mind, and you''ll be fine. I''ve got everything under control. Nothing''s going to happen to you," ire whispered.


    Tin sighed in relief. As soon as she felt in the clear, her expression twisted with hatred as she thought about jade.


    "Jade is as good as dead! How date she attack me? I''ll be sure to cut off her hands and legs," she hissed. "And Vespera-does she think she can steal Luke just because she has dirt on me? In her dreams! Just wait, I''ll make her suffer a fate worse than Jade''s!"


    "No! Stop talking like that. And never, evercross Vespera again!" ire waned.


    Me found Vespera terrifying. She didn''t dare tell Tina how she''d faked fainting and left her to die when Jade attacked her.


    Tina paused. Sonaething didn''t sit right with her.


    "Wait, Vespera showed up in Ashford lil she was ready to ambush us. How did she know we set a trap?"


    Athought struck ire-Luke, Could be have teamed up with them?


    "Mone, you know something, don''t you?" This asked coldly. She caught the ticker


    of uprase on ire''s face, something that told her things had gone wrong. Before ire could answer, the door burst open.