Reborn in the Enemy's Embrace

As evening approached, Juliet returned.

She just couldn’t be driven away.

Iheard Lisa returned to Affina to recuperate from her joint pain. However, worried about Damien, she specifically allowed Juliet to stay at the Colemans and instructed her to take good care of Damien. She said that as long as Damien said yes, she would agree to Juliet marrying into the Colemans.

The biggest trouble that once seemed insurmountable was now solved, and Juliet should have been overjoyed. After all, she was just a step away from her goal.

Hence, she wouldn’t leave just because Damien slapped her.

I watched Juliet coldly from upstairs . It wouldn’t be fun if she could be driven away by a mere slap.

During my years at the Colemans, she had slandered and framed me countless times.

How would it be fair if I didn’t give her a taste of those experiences?

"Damien, I’m sorry. I was too agitated. Sophia deliberately provoked me, so I got a little carried away. Mrs. Coleman asked me to take good care of you. You’ve just been discharged from the hospital , and your injuries are not fully healed yet. I have to come back to take care of you." Juliet apologized to Damien. She knew how to act coquettishly.

Damien seemed like he was in a rush to leave. He looked at the time and frowned, "Ms. Ewing can take care of me at home. Every time Sophia sees you, she gets emotionally unstable. You better go back."

"Damien, you know the murderers haven’t been caught yet. I will die if I go back."

Juliet gulped with nervousness.

Damien was silent. He probably still harbored a bit of sentiment for her.

How laughable.

I watched Juliet and Damien with cold eyes.

"I’m going out for a bit. Don’t provoke Sophia." Damien didn’t insist on Juliet leaving and quickly left. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Juliet glanced in my direction and her eyes were filled with warning and hatred.

I smiled at her, then slowly walked down the stairs.

"Why is there a new maid in the house?" I provoked Juliet on purpose.

Juliet looked like she wanted to devour me. She slammed the hot milk on the table. "Drink it."

"I dare not drink anything you give. If something happens to me, Damien might be heartbroken." I propped my chin and watched Juliet.

Juliet was so angry she could barely breathe. Still, she was a talented actress. She wouldn’t be defeated just because I framed her once.

After calming down, she sat beside me and said, "Sofia, let’s chat while there’s nothing to do."

"About what?" I smiled at her.

"Let’s talk about Sophia and Dexter. Do you know why Sophia died? I guessed that the murderer would kill her because everyone who offended Dexter or treated him poorly died." Juliet smiled.

I frowned and my fingers stiffened.

"Sophia deserved to die. Dexter loved her so much, yet she forgot him and fell in love with someone else." Juliet leaned back in her chair.

Playing with a lighter in her hand, Juliet said, "You know about the fire at the orphanage, right? Someone couldn’t stand the gloom the geniuses brought to everyone, so they wanted to lock them up and scare them with fire. But, unexpectedly, the old dormitory’s electrical wiring was faulty, and the fire quickly grew out of control."

I suppressed my urge to kill her and listened as she continued.

"Dexter didn’t die that day. I heard that when the firefighters extinguished the fire and the police rushed in, they saw a body tightly protecting Dexter in a corner. Their relationship was really strong.

"Simeon’s whole body was charred, but he was still protecting Dexter. They say that the wall was full of marks from his pain. Still, he maintained his position and guarded Dexter in the corner." Juliet shook her head in regret.

"In the end, Dexter suffered extensive burns on his legs, arms, and back but survived, while Simeon died." Juliet sighed.

My body was slowly stiffening, and I was struggling to suppress my rage. My body trembled uncontrollably.

"After that, Dexter went mad. He struggled a lot in the hospital. I heard his burns were extremely painful, and there was a risk of infection. It’s a wonder how he survived. Stubborn, isn’t it? Since he managed to live through that, how could he not go insane?" Juliet sneered.

"Do you know what Sophia was doing during his painful time? It seems she was in coma for a while after a car accident. When she woke up, she had completely forgotten Dexter. I’m not exactly sure what Sophia went through during that time. All I know is that after she woke up, she was in a state of autism for a long time."

Juliet was full of jealousy when she spoke of Sophia.

"Her personality became withdrawn and uncommunicative . She seemed fragile and timid, like she had completely changed into someone easily bullied.

"It was only after she recovered and returned to school, integrating into normal life, studying, and preparing for the college entrance exams, that things changed."

Juliet laughed sarcastically . "During that time, I heard Dexter escaped from the hospital. Risking infection , he limped after Sophia, but she had forgotten him.

She would scream in fear and run away in panic when she saw him."

Juliet purposely told me these. "I once saw Sophia screaming and fleeing from Dexter at the Colemans’ gate. Two people who were once in love became strangers.

"I admit I’ve enjoyed watching Sophia lose her memory, fall in love with someone else, as well as Damien distrust and torment her. She deserved this punishment. She deserved to die."

I stood up abruptly while breathing heavily.

My eyes darkened as I glared at Juliet and grabbed her collar. "Don’t rush. Even if she deserves to die, you deserve it more."

I snatched the lighter from her hand and asked emotionlessly , ’’You were the one who started the fire back then, weren’t you?"

Juliet’s expression flickered with fear. "It wasn’t my business."

"But Simon told Zion before he died that in the arson case that year, he saw a girl in a white dress with a small hairpin throw out a lighter amid cheering. How could you all be so despicable?" My voice trembled, and so did my hand holding Juliet’s collar.

That was human life. "Those were two people!"

I yelled at Juliet with red eyes.

"It wasn’t me! They forced me! It wasn’t my choice! They were jealous of me and forced me. If I hadn’t thrown the lighter, they would have locked me in too."

Juliet screamed in terror.

Juliet seemed to be afraid of her past nightmares too.

Yes, the victims were also abusers, and the abusers were the murderers.

They all deserved to die.

"Do you want to taste the torment of being burned by fire? Do you want to know what it feels like to be consumed by flames and burned alive?" I smiled as I pulled Juliet’s hair.

Juliet was scared at this point. She looked at me in horror. What do you want to do? Sofia, I warn you not to act recklessly. There are cameras everywhere. The nanny is here too— Ah!"

I dragged her by her hair into the kitchen, then opened a bottle of strong liquor and poured it over her head.

My fingers trembled as I repeatedly lit up the lighter.

"Why? Why can your evil deeds be forgiven, and our retaliation is labeled as mental illness, emotional disorder, being locked up, and experimented on like animals?" I coldly brought the lit lighter close to Juliet.

I wanted to burn her alive, to let her taste the torment of being burned to death.

I had to kill her.