26. I marched past Victor and Gideon, my heels clicking loudly against the marble floor as I pulled the heavy front door wide open."Sister, please, just calm down," Evelyn pleaded, her voice trembling as she frantically clutched my arm. Her eyes were still red from Victor's slap. "I will apologize to him. I will say whatever he wants me to say. Don't do this because of me.""No, Evelyn. I am already completely fed up," I said. I looked at her bruised cheek, and something inside me hardened into stone. "Leave right now. Text me the exact moment you get back to campus, and tell your school administration that they will receive the full payment soon."Victor pushed his hands casually into his trousers' pockets, letting out a sharp, mocking scoff from the living room. "I am not paying a single dime, Seraphina. She can get expelled for all I care."I didn't even look back at him. "And I am not asking you to." With one final, reassuring squeeze of my sister's hand, I gently pushed E
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