(Serena’s POV)For a few blank seconds, I heard nothing. When I opened my eyes again, the ceiling above me was blurry.My head throbbed in pain. I tried to move, but pain shot through my body so sharply that I sucked in a breath.Then I remembered;Vanessa.The accusation.The slaps and then Ethan.I slowly turned my head in their direction. Vanessa was still sitting on the couch, one hand resting protectively over her stomach. Margaret stood beside her, glaring down at me.Ethan was looking at me with cold, unforgiving eyes.I tried to push myself up. My arm trembled beneath me. After all the years I have suffered…slaving…enduring to be enough, this was what I get in return. “I didn’t push her,” I whispered as my voice was breaking.Margaret scoffed. “That’s the first thing you say after everything you’ve done?”I stared at her, confused.“What did I do?” I asked as my voice dropped.Her expression was darker than I have ever seen.“You’re actually going to sit there and pretend you d
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