"Do you have to be so ruthless?" Alexander's voice was gritted, his words laced with frustration, and his eyes darkened with a foreboding storm.
Phoebe stared at him, her eyes reddened, tears welling up until they spilled down her pale cheeks.
"Ruthless? Do you even know what she did to me?" Phoebe's voice trembled with bitterness as she pointed an accusing finger at Melissa, her sorrow unmistakable.
The sight of Phoebe's tears twisted Alexander's heart painfully. He wanted to reach out, to wipe them away, but his hand froze mid-air. Instead, the words that escaped his lips were colder and harsher.
Was this still the Phoebe he once loved?
Had he spoiled her too much? Had his care turned her into this unreasonable, cruel, and venomous person?
Or had he misjudged her all along? Was thi
