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"Tell me, Sophie, where is my mum? Where is she? *You*, you bitch, you took her from me! You're the reason she died. She went out to find *you*, Sophie, leaving her own daughter at home. But she never came back!" Olivia's voice rose to a fever pitch, trembling with the force of her anger. Her entire body vibrated, like a live wire of rage and sorrow.
Sophie's wide eyes locked on Olivia, her mind spinning, trying to process the words that kept echoing in her head. "Olivia, I..." Sophie stammered, but she couldn't complete her sentence.
Olivia erupted into laughter, the sound sharp and jagged, like broken glass. Her lips twisted into a cruel smirk, her eyes gleaming with a strange satisfaction. "Now, time for your reward," she said, her voice dripping with venom.
