Chapter 2169

"They're all dead. Their suffering is over. But what about you? You're still trapped in your pain and hatred." Perseus didn't want to see Melinda like this. He missed the sharp, witty woman he had met in the desert—the one who was focused, thorough, and always ready with a teasing remark. But now, the woman standing before him was consumed by bitterness. Furthermore, they might never speak again after today. Melinda's eyes turned bloodshot. "You have no idea how cruel they were." Her voice trembled with suppressed rage. "I lived with my grandmother, a grandmaster voodooist, at my aunt's house. My aunt was beautiful, young, and capable. But her own husband sold her off to another man… just to buy a boar's leg. "She was humiliated beyond belief. So she hung herself. And that damned boar leg? They took it back anyway. My aunt's life wasn’t even worth a piece of meat. Can you believe that?" Tears spilled down her cheeks. She clenched her fists so tightly it looked like she was ready