Chap-194*So Evil*

Cynthia Dion: I gazed at the videos, seeing everything I had been instructing Mr. Holt to do, explaining how I had been intimate with so many other people, and warning him that if he didn't obey me, I would become pregnant with someone else's child. Tears filled my eyes as I continued to watch these things. I couldn't believe I had caused so much pain and pretended to be innocent as if nothing had happened. In that moment, I realized I was in the wrong. I was the one who deserved punishment, and, to my surprise, Atticus accepted and defended me. The worst part was when I saw a video from a hidden camera showing me spilling oil to harm Maleeka, who had lost her baby. I remembered that the tape had disappeared. Atticus had it all along, and he didn't show it to confirm my involvement. "Why did you stand by me through all of this?" I sobbed, clutching the phone tightly to my chest. "I don’t deserve to live after what I've done," I murmured, rising from my seat and storming out of the room