Rainie's POV
I stood upright, my face slightly pale, but my eyes held a resolute look.
"Alexander, since you've started this, you can't threaten me anymore. I will pay the price for my mistakes, it's my own doing, and I accept it. But I absolutely won't let you manipulate me again. I've wanted to curse at you for a long time. And, I feel that just cursing at you is not enough. You scum! Why was I so foolish back then? Why did I cut myself with a blade? Why didn't I confront you directly and fight to the end?"
The light from the streetlamp was cut into patches by the leaves, falling on the ground in a mottled pattern.
He stood in this mottled area, and although I couldn't see his expression clearly, his eyes were too bright.
His gaze felt like it was stinging my skin, a mix of anger, m
