The car was barreling down towards Ste''s silhouette, getting closer and closer by the second.


    Just when a collision seemed imminent, Lizetta clenched her eyes shut, gripping the steering wheel tightly as she floored the gas pedal.


    After zooming past, Lizetta mmed on the brakes, opening her eyes to scan the rearview mirror.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    But there was no bloodied figure of Ste behind or in front of the car.


    The spot where Ste had been standing was now eerily empty, leaving Lizetta gasping for breath.


    Her emotions were at a breaking point, unable to discern whether she had actually felt the impact or not.


    Was it all just an illusion, and Ste had never been there?


    Or had Ste been swept under the car?


    As Lizetta sat there dazed and frantic, a figure in ck emerged from the bushes to the side, helping up a slender silhouette.


    It was unmistakably Ste.


    Clearly, in the nick of time, this mysterious figure had leaped at Ste, rolling with her into the roadside bushes.


    Ste''s forehead was bleeding from where she must have hit something, but when she locked eyes with Lizetta, she pushed away the man in ck who was assisting her, staggering out of the bushes. She raised her hand, flipping Lizetta off, then smirked.


    Her eyes sparkled with disdain and mockery.


    Her lips moved silently, mouthing two words.


    "Loser!"


    Lizetta''s mouth tasted of metal, her eyes burning with hatred.


    She shifted into reverse, aiming the car at Ste once more.


    But then.


    Bang!


    A car suddenly darted out from the West family estate, crashing into Lizetta''s rear, halting her vehicle just in front of Ste.


    "Ah! Help! Murder!" Ste screamed, copsing to the ground.


    Physically weakened, Lizetta was dazed by the impact, her vision darkening.


    Seeing the West family''s bodyguards and servants rushing out, Lizetta realized her moment had passed.


    A wave of defeat washed over her; she released the steering wheel, slumping back into her seat.


    The West family''s bodyguards banged on the car door, yelling menacingly.


    Without resisting, Lizetta opened the door.


    She was dragged out, her arms twisted behind her, and taken into the West family estate.


    The bodyguards threw her roughly to the ground, where Lizettay numb, motionless.


    Ste, clutching her bleeding


    forehead, was also brought in. She


    shrugged off the servants'' hands,


    squatted in front of Lizetta, and


    grabbed her hair, pulling hard.


    Forced to look up, Lizetta remained silent, her eyes seething with unresolved hatred.


    Ste smirked coldly, leaning in close to Lizetta''s ear.


    "Thought you''d avenge your son? Too bad your eagerness for revenge made you blind and foolish! Did you really think I''d walk into your trap without any preparation, right at the doorstep of my family''s estate?"


    By the time Lizetta came for her, how could she not have anticipated Lizetta''s hateful arrival?


    Did Lizetta think she''d simply be an easy target?


    It was all a ploy to lure her in.


    "Was it you?!" Lizetta red at Ste, her gaze aze.


    Ste''s lips curled up, her usually frail and pitiful face devoid of any pretended kindness, only malice remained.


    She whispered into Lizetta''s ear with augh.


    "So what if it was?"


    unlea Stiffened, fury boiling over,


    unleashing all her strength to break free


    from the guards, clutching Ste''s throat tightly.


    Ste, clearly taken aback by Lizetta''s resistance, struggled in vain as they both fell to the ground together.