Chapter 38

I even began to wonder if something was wrong with my ears. What did Shanice just say? After hearing what I said, her first thought wasn't to get angry at my insults. Instead, she looked as if she had just had an epiphany and said I had misunderstood her. She gave a sweet smile, looked at me, and replied, "If you're willing to get to know me, you'll see that I'm not like Racquelle." I scoffed, finding her words absurd. "Get to know you? Am I obligated to do so?" I retorted. We were mere strangers who happened to cross paths. She had just thrown a glass of alcohol in my face in front of everyone, and now she wanted to get to know me? How laughable. I didn't know where she had gotten her nerve to think this way. Oh, right. It was from Racquelle. She so easily handed me to Shanice, so Shanice must naturally have thought that she had the right to control me. But even with all I had said, Shancie still had no intention of letting me go. She chuckled softly and spoke in a gentle to