Chapter 397


    Sephie


    “So, let me see if I have this straight,” I said, in English once again, so Battista could understand. “You


    think that there’s no possible way your brother could’ve aplished even half of what we’ve been


    talking about tonight?” She stayed silent, but she didn’t object. “Well, that stands to reason then, that


    you think this because you feel superior to him in some way. If you feel superior to him, then it must


    mean you have aplishments that overshadow his, yet you can’t seem toe up with a single


    one to wow us with. Yet, I’m the one that’s lying?”


    There were a few coughs andughs from the guys, who were trying to hold it in, but just couldn’t. She


    looked around at them, realizing they wereughing at her. She started to squirm slightly in her seat. I


    might’ve enjoyed that.


    “Please, tell me. How long have you had the job you’re at now? And what is it you do?” I asked, trying


    to appear curious and not seething. She was starting to get angry, but she wasn’t at the level I needed


    her to be at yet.


    When she stayed silent, I poked her harder. “And what of your husband? What is he? Number four? Is


    that right? What happened to the first three?” I asked, crossing my arms across my chest, enjoying


    watching her get angrier and angrier.


    The youngest sister tried toe to the defense of her older sister, but it was weak. I focused on her.


    “Do you really want to y this game, little girl? Do we need to talk about why you haven’t married yet


    or better yet, why you have to keep moving torger cities to escape your reputation?” That shu t her


    up and even got a tricker out of the oldest sister “Oh, don’t think you’re immune from my charms,


    either,” I said, addressing the oldest sister. “Those two are bad, but you’re no better Arguably worse, I’d


    say “The oldest sister looked at me, wide-eyed, then looked at Stephen. She knew in that moment that


    he’d told me everything. The other two hadn’t caught on yet, but the oldest sister knew. I watched the


    color drain from her face.


    The middle sister had been string in her own anger during all of this. She finally exploded. She


    mmed her hand down on the table, causing the youngest sister to jump in fright “Enough! You can’t


    speak to me that way. You’re obviously too st upid to see how much of an im becile my brother is and


    you’re making up lies to try and make him seem more important than he is


    I nced briefly at the guys during her little outburst. Every single one of them had their hackles up. I


    could feel Adrik’s anger, as well. I knew my eyes were about to go dark. I just hoped they went ck I


    wanted her scared.


    I put my palms down on the table, as I slowly stood up. I was looking down when I stood up, so she


    couldn’t see my eyes yet, nor could anyone else. kept my palms on the table, so I could lean over,


    getting even closer to her


    “I can speak to a piece of shi t like you however I go dda mn please. And if you ever take that tone with


    me again, you will regret it for the rest of your very short life.” My voice was loud enough everyone


    could hear, but it was controlled. I sounded as calm as possible, but my tone was daring her to yell at


    me again. I could see the fear in her eyes as she looked at me, but she couldn’t look away. While my


    anger was at an in sane level, I was also concentrating on everything I felt when Stephen shared his


    memories with me. I used it as fuel for my fire, but I also desperately wanted to find a way to push it to


    her. I wanted her to break right in front of me. “You have the audacity to think that your brother would


    even want to see you, for one. Then youe here, insult me not once, but twice, and you insult him in


    front of his real family, who coincidentally can end you and make it appear like you never existed. I


    think it’s clear that you’re the im becile here.”


    I paused, wanting to see if she coulde up with a response. She hadn’t looked away from my eyes.


    It was like she was frozen in ce, unable to speak, unable to move. The youngest sister once again


    tried to stick up for her sister. “You’re not his real family. We’re his real family,” she said.


    Iughed. I turned from the middle sister, focusing all my anger on the youngest. She was nervous


    when I first stood up. Now, she was terrified. “You really think he wants to im a fil thy piece of trash


    like you? You realize you don’t get extra points for having all the sexually transmitted diseases, right? I


    almost feel sorry for you. You’re so lost in trying to prove your worth to your bi tch of a sister that you


    lost yourself somewhere along the way, Instead of having the strength to stand up to her, you turned


    into her and you ha te yourself for it. I don’t me you there. I ha te you too.” She was now frozen in


    ce as well, but she was making noises. Like she was crying. Or whining. Or both.


    The oldest sister looked at Stephen. She was now angry as well. I stood up, crossing my arms acro


    Stephen, then to me. “I don’t know what he’s told you, but it’s all lies,” she half-yelled.


    my chest, daring


    She looked at


    gently


    his shoulder


    thing. He


    been consumed by her demon since she was a baby. You probably had something to do with that too,


    as I’m guessing you were very jealous of her when she was born.” I pointed to the youngest sister who


    was clearly struggling internally, but unable to move. “She’s an id iot that just wants to be loved. She


    might’ve turned out to be a very sweet girl, but you made sure she’ll never amount to anything.” I finally


    stared at her, my anger only slightly subsiding. “But you. You’re the worst of them. You let unspeakable


    things happen. Not because you didn’t care. Not because you didn’t know it was happening. No, you


    knew all along. You wanted it to happen. You thought if your siblings could f**k each other up enough,


    you’d turn out to be the brightest and your parents would love you the most. You’re pa thetic and quite


    frankly, I don’t want to look at you any further.”


    Adrik stood up, standing behind me. I felt his hand on my waist. He looked down at Stephen, who


    looked grateful, then back to the oldest sister. ‘You’ve seen Stephen for thest time. You’ve alsoe


    to this city for thest time. Take your sisters. You have 24 hours to leave this city. If any of you are


    seen in this city again, you’ll be shot on sight. This is my city. Stephen is my family. I protect my family.”


    I could feel his anger feeding into mine and I knew he was looking at her with every ounce of


    intimidation he had in him. She looked terrified.


    She looked at Stephen, like he was going to argue. He stared at her for long enough that I wasn’t sure


    he was going to answer. Finally, he said, “oh, I’m sorry. You’re expecting me to step in here? Nah. I’m


    good. I’ll let you learn what it feels like to fend for yourself.”


    Ivan looked at his watch, then to the oldest sister, as the other two were still stuck in their own minds. I


    saw a brief sh of surprise on his face, but he quickly masked it. “You better get a move on. The clock


    is ticking. That 24 hours is gonna go by real fast.” He pointed to the other two. “And it looks like your


    travelpanions have some special needs that are going to need to be addressed.”


    She looked at her sisters, pulling both of them out of their chairs. They readily stood up and went with


    her, but neither spoke and neither looked like they had a clue what was happening. I caught Andrei’s


    eye when they walked past him. The look on his face told me he had snooped. Maybe it did work…Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.