Chapter 176 Fear and Reckoning
Chapter 176 Fear and Reckoning
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On the other side of the hall, just as Winona dragged Tracy away, Tracy caught sight of Erin walking right up to Ronald.
She knew that look of Erin’s all too well.
Twisting her fingers, pouting slightly, and staring up with wide, innocent eyes-it was Erin’s ultimate trick.
No one ever escaped it.
In more than 20 years, Tracy had never seen a single person resist it.
Would Ronald be the first?
“Tracy, what on earth are you trying to do?”
Winona’s furious voice snapped her back from her thoughts.
Tracy nced at Winona, who looked like she was ready to bite her head off, and gave a shortugh. “What do you think I’m trying to do?”
Winona’s chest tightened. She already had a bad feeling, but hearing Tracy say that worsened it.
She clutched Tracy’s hand, her voice trembling. “Didn’t you promise you wouldn’te after me again?”
In the past, Tracy might not have understood why someone as arrogant as Winona could be so terrified of a dead girl’s shadow.
But now that she knew the truth, she found itughable.
Now she was afraid? Where was this fear when she pushed Patricia to the edge of despair?
Tracy’s lips curved in a cold smile; her gaze was cold. “I said I wouldn’t bother you-as long as you didn’t bother me. Have you managed that?”
Winona froze. She couldn’t deny it.
Whether at Erin’s birthday party or here at today’s conference, she had been the one who started the trouble with Tracy.
She knew it was reckless. She had told herself over and over not to let her bitterness get the better of her.
But somehow, she couldn’t stop.
Winona’s heart sank the moment she realized why Tracy had shown up at the conference; she was probably here to expose the truth. She felt cold all over, like she had fallen straight into an icy pit.
Today was a big day for her family. For the first time, Winona was being ttered and admired in such an important setting.
If that secret came out now, she couldn’t even begin to imagine the consequences. Her hand shook as she clutched Tracy’s. “I’m sorry, I was wrong before. I’ll apologize. Just-please don’t cause a scene here. I’m
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begging you.”
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In all the years they had known each other, Winona had never bowed her head to Tracy. Not even when Tony had screamed at her.
But this time, she was pleading, her voice trembling with desperation.
Tracy hadn’t expected this reaction. Winona looked pitiful, but no sympathy stirred in her heart.
She hadn’t even lifted a finger yet, and Winona was already terrified.
And Patricia-bright, strong Patricia-had begged too. What horrors had she endured before being driven to end her life?
Tracy slowly pried Winona’s fingers off her hand, her expression cold.
“If begging really worked, don’t you think Patricia would still be alive?”
Winona’s face drained of color. She couldn’t answer.
Patricia had begged-she remembered it all too well-but her answer had been more cruelty, and the bullying became worse.
Tracy caught the flicker of guilt in her eyes and gave a bitterugh; she knew Winona had recalled her cruelty against Patricia. “If you still remember what you did to her, then you already know what’sing for you.”
With that, she walked away, leaving Winona pale and shaken.
Tracy wanted to expose Winona’s bullying today, but she knew keeping things quiet and under the radar was the smartest way to do it.
After so many years as rivals, she also knew exactly how Winona would react the moment she saw her here at the conference.
Instead of hiding, Tracy preferred to let Winona be the one living in fear.
Winona would keep her eyes glued to her all night, which meant the people actually carrying out Tracy’s n could work safely without being noticed.
That was why, in front of everyone, she had deliberately brought up Patricia’s name.
Once she was done with Winona, Tracy set out to find Ronald.
But before she could, Erin appeared in front of her.
The instant Tracy saw her; her guard shot up.
Nothing good ever came from running into Erin unprepared.
But Erin either didn’t notice Tracy’s caution-or she noticed and simply didn’t care.
With no one else around, she dropped her usual act, shing a smug smile. “Tracy, do you know what I was just talking about with Ronald?” she asked, her tone dripping with pride.
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She knew Tracy had seen her with him earlier. That was the whole point.
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Erin’s eyes glittered with triumph as she studied Tracy’s face, pleased to see the faint change in her expression.
But Tracy’s response froze Erin in ce.
“Ronald isn’t Norris,” Tracy said tly. “Calling him with that tone makes him sick.”
Erin’s smirk faltered. She remembered Ronald’s reaction from earlier, and for the first time that night, her face turned pale.
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