Semua Bab THE WIDOW WHO NEVER WAS: Bab 51 - Bab 53

ALIRA'S POV When the call ended, I sat very still on my couch, my phone resting loosely in my hand.Betsy, Taken alongside Alec.If the old Alira had heard this, she would have panicked….. She would have cried…She would have rushed to the police or begged someone for help.But this Alira?This Alira smiled.Slowly.My plans were gradually falling into place and Betsy just happened to fall into one of them.Deep inside me, something dark stirred something that had been buried under years of pain, humiliation, and betrayal. Betsy had always stood beside Alec while he destroyed me…She had smiled while stabbing me in the back and she had enjoyed my suffering in my previous life and even up until this current moment, She still has no good intention towards me.Now, she was scared.Now, she was powerless.I stood up and walked to the window, staring into the night. My heart was beating fast, not from fear but from excitement.I picked up my phone and dialed the kidnapper’s number.He ans

ALIRA'S POV I stared at Betsy for a long moment after her words settled into the room.Alec planned it.If she thought those words would shock me, break me, or make me crumble, then she clearly didn’t know me at all.Because I could see it clearly now….this wasn’t guilt. This was survival…Betsy was cornered, and like the coward she was, she was pushing the blame away from herself.So I did what I had learned to do best.I pretended.“What?” I whispered, my voice shaking just enough. “What do you mean… he planned it?”Betsy’s eyes widened slightly. She hadn’t expected that question. She shifted on the couch, pulling the blanket tighter around herself like a shield.“I heard him arguing on the phone,” she said quickly. “He was shouting at someone about money and plans going wrong..I didn’t understand it at first, but after the kidnapping… it made sense.”I pressed a hand to my chest as if I was struggling to breathe….I had never seen anyone as stupid and dense as my Betsy before.