After the door to the ward closed, Macie's fingers twitched. Slowly, she lifted her hand.Macie ran her fingertips over the necklace, the only keepsake her family had left her, the one Sharon had tricked away from her 20 years ago. Now that it was back in her hands, she felt lightheaded, her heart rippling with a mix of emotions.Gauging her reaction, Alice assumed that she was upset about the past. So, she comforted her, "It wasn't your fault, May. Sharon was too cunning, and you were too young and trusting. You were only four, for heaven's sake! How could you have seen through her tricks?"That vile woman played you, took your trust and your money, and kept leeching off you for years! Anyone in your shoes would've fallen for her tricks. No one could've seen through her lies."Sharon had always been manipulative, far more calculating than other kids her age. Macie, on the other hand, had grown up sheltered by her family and had no idea how cruel people could be. Encountering Sha
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