“Adalyn, I heard you designed this dress yourself? It’s gorgeous. But… it’s a little too big for me.”
The sharp sound of fabric tearing cut through the silence of the room, harsh and jarring.
I knew—she had destroyed my wedding dress.
“A blind woman like you has no use for something this beautiful. That hospital gown suits you much better.”
Rip!
A searing pain shot through my eye sockets, burning like fire.
The pain was so overwhelming that I couldn’t even scream. My hands trembled as I reached up, trying to wipe away the liquid from my eyes with my sleeve.
Lexi grabbed my wrist in a death grip, her voice laced with pure malice as she whispered in my ear, “Adalyn, your blindness wasn’t caused by the car accident at all. I never expected that just a few casual words from me would make Robert go so far as to take your corneas and give them to me. And guess what? I didn’t even need them. I found them disgusting. Even a dog wouldn’t want them.”
“If you know what’s good for you, you’ll walk away on your own. If not… do you ever thought that another casual remark from me can make Robert take your life next?”
The acid burned my eyes, but it was nothing compared to the pain in my heart.