"Drop the act, Ms. Standish!' Lady Fairfax scoffed as if she had just heard the biggest joke in the world. Pointing at Ms. Standish's nose, she snarled, "Do you think we're unaware of all the filthy things you've done? You bought him with a thousand dollars just to use him as a substitute for Lysander. While looking at his face, you called out another man's name, and you trampled all over his sincere feelings! "Now that he's dumped you, you come running back here pretending you're some devoted lover? You're the worst of us all! You're even worse than me! At least I gave him everything I had!"Ms. Standish's cold and ethereal face instantly drained of all color. The word "substitute" was her deepest sore spot and the stain she could never erase. She abruptly unsheathed the slender sword at her waist and pointed it straight at Lady Fairfax's throat. "You must have a death wish, Lady Fairfax!" "Bring it on! Do you think I'm afraid of you?" Lady Fairfax kicked her crutch aside and
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