And Lilian read the message, color drained from her face completely, her hand began to shake so badly.
The message read:
"Rose, for your betrayal, I will make you suffer immeasurable pain before I end your miserable life. If you know what's good for you, you will leave the city and not let me find you."
Lilian's lips parted as she finished reading and her body went cold as if someone had just poured her a whole bucket of ice water.
The words blurred on the screen as tears pricked at her eyes—not from sadness, but from pure, primal fear.
"She's really going to kill me." The words escaped her throat before she could stop herself and the phone trembled in her hands.
Her fingers went numb and despite how she tried to stop it, the phone slipped.
It hit the floor with a loud crash, the sound echoing through Ellen's apartment like a gunshot.
"Boo?!" Ellen's voice came from the kitchen, sharp with alarm.
Soon, the woman was rushing toward the living room in panic.
