The Ex-Wife's Ultimate Revenge

versight brought in new staff, better food, and a sense of order. The kids who us

r reign of terror, dished out the same cruelty they had once endured. I watched

Jaxson showed up.

my eyes. "Brinley came down with a terrible fever.

s head bowed. The same old story. He alw

you," he said, his voice earnest. "A good o

off. "The state has already enrolled

"Oh. Well... at

anything fro

same school the Blakes enrolled Brinley in

. Whispers followed me like ghosts down the hallway. Then it esc

tried to kill her foster b

azy she broke her o

he cafeteria. I endured it all with a cold, detached patience. I just had to hold on a little longer. In my first life, my biologic

oint came in c

heavy wooden pencil case across the room.

ripping with fake innocence.

le class to hear. "My brother feels so sorry for you. He says you're p

ts watched, wait

chair scraping again

smug smile faltered, rep

of her seat. She shrieked as I pulled her towards the back of the cla

r head into

ng and screaming, a

ed her head back under the water. "The next time you

or the whole class to hear. "You lied to get adopted. You accused

eyes wide. Some of them started whispering. "She's right

ld the teacher it

anded hard on my left arm. The same arm. A blinding, sickening pain eru

, his face a thundercloud of rage. He help

lutching my arm, and his face w

on, she tried to drown me! Make her leave! I don

tight. "You heard her," he said.

oken, painful sound.

his face. "Eva, I'll make it up to you. I

Our homeroom teacher, Mr. Harrison, stoo

oming. "Your parents are here! They're wa