The hallway goes quiet, save for the sound of the cup hitting the floor with a loud crack. My face must be a mix of disbelief and shock because Vivienne laughs immediately, her voice mocking. “You should see your face, Elara,” she taunts. “Priceless expression.”“Are you out of your mind?! I snap immediately, my voice rising. “How dare you?”Honestly, I wish anger is all I’m feeling right now. But it’s more than that, paired with the burning sting of coffee on my skin. It would surely leave a bruise there. “I was only showing you your place,” Vivienne replies. “You deserved it and more. You need to be shown that you were nothing without Adrian, and will be nothing now, no matter who you sleep around with.”“Well, at least, I don’t go around stealing other women’s men, do I?”Her face contorts into raw, blinding rage, and she steps forward, her hand raised in the air.“How dare you?!”Before she can hit me, though, Nathaniel steps in front of me instantly, one hand catching Vivien
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