Chapter 4

"You? Broke and pretending to be a hero?" Marcus sneered.

Vanessa paused, then retorted sharply.

"It's all her fault! That bitch Clara! She's just jealous! She's the evil stepsister in every story—she knew you'd be rich someday, so she tried to stop me. She wanted you for herself!"

Watching from my side, I shook my head. Even now, Vanessa blamed me without self-reflection.

She convinced herself I acted out of jealousy then.

The surveillance feed was quieter the next few days.

Vanessa often came home with arms full of meds and health products.

She likely found another way to make…