Amelia stayed quiet for a moment before letting out a faint laugh. "Yeah, it was real satisfying."
Simon stared at her for a few seconds before finally saying, "Let's just put the whole Vivian thing to rest, okay? No need to keep bringing it up."
Not even trying to hide the blame in his tone.
Amelia chuckled, but there was a bitter edge to it. "You watched the whole thing play out, didn't you? Was I the one who started it? Did I even blame her? She's the one who showed up pretending to be all innocent."
Simon's face darkened.
"You didn't say it out loud, but that's what you were thinking, wasn't it?"
"So now I'm not even allowed to think?"
He shot her a glance but didn't respond.
Amelia felt uneasy, like something inside her was twisting. Walking was a struggle—he
