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CHAPTER 29
~Jade's POV~
Silvie's laughter floated behind me as I turned away, like she had just dropped a harmless comment instead of a blade.
"Well," she said sweetly, adjusting the cuff of her sleeve, "I suppose this is what happens when people forget that attention comes with consequences."
I stopped short and turned back, my glare landing not on Silvie, but on Isadora.
Isadora flinched under my look. "Silvie," she said quietly, almost apologetically, "that's not nice. You shouldn't say things like that."
Silvie tilted her head, feigning innocence. "Say things like what? I didn't say anything untrue."
The way Isadora lowered her gaze, the way her fingers twisted together nervously, irritated me more than Silvie's smug expression ever could. If you were going to scold someone, at least mean it.
My jaw tightened as I looked back at Silvie. She was smiling, but in a wide manner or obvious. Just enough to let me know she was enjoying this.
I turned to leave.
