VIVIAN The phone vibrated again, jarring me from the shallow, restless stupor I had been living in for the past days. My hands shook as I picked it up, half-expecting the call to be another piece of bad news, another twist in the nightmare that had already consumed my life. “Vivian,” Charlotte’s voice came through, smooth, calculated, and poisonous. It slithered into my ears and wrapped around my thoughts, leaving a bitter taste in my mouth. “I thought I’d check on you. Make sure you understand… everything.” I stiffened, gripping the phone as if I could crush her words before they reached my ears. “Why are you calling me? Haven’t you done enough?” I demanded, my voice a mixture of exhaustion, anger, and raw fear. “Oh, I’ve done plenty, darling,” she said, a soft laugh threading through her words. “But there’s more you need to know. You see, everything I’ve orchestrated—the framing, the fear, the chaos—it all has a reason. And it’s all because of him.” I felt my stomach tighte
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