Jessica smiled, but behind that smile, her eyes shut in selfish satisfaction. "She thinks I'm a guardian angel," Jessica mused, the sarcasm dripping from her inner thoughts. "Little does Emma know, I have weaved a web of deceit, literally fattened up with my malevolence."
A low, menacing chuckle escaped Jessica's lips, sending shivers down her spine. "Emma's naivety is almost palpable. I made up the story of how I got lost, and she lapped it up like a puppy, ignorant of my sinister plot unfolding."
Jessica's thoughts continued to be revealed in the manipulation. "I'll delay Robert's recovery, using every opportunity to my advantage to cinch the noose on Emma's fragile life. Her trust will be my instrument of destruction."
With calculated patience, Jessica sat down in the chair beside Ro
