After returning home, Seraphina Sterling asked Dana Lowell for a day off. Tomorrow was Monday, and according to her original plan, she should have gone to school as usual. Everything changed because of Justin Hale's arrival.
Kimberly Jennings didn't ask any questions, accepting everything about her with boundless patience. But she had one strict rule: Seraphina's grades had to be excellent!
Seraphina Sterling lay on her bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. The scene of her death replayed endlessly in her mind.
'Faye Sterling's smugness, Justin Hale's cruelty, my own regret and helplessness… and the baby I only glanced at but never had the chance to hold. My heart has grown numb from the pain. No matter how long it takes, no matter the cost, I will uproot the Hale Family! I will make Justin Hale lose everything! Leave him to a life of lonely misery!'
