22 Good day, stepmom

- Crystal's POV -

It's only been a day since I moved into the villa, and I have a lot of doubts building up in my mind.

Maybe I was really too stupid to figure it out.

A lot of things were not exactly what I expected.

My original life was full of thorns and sometimes rainstorms and earthquakes, so I stopped moving forward to try to get a brief moment of ease under the shelter of Arthur. But life isn't easy for me now, either.

I felt something invisible, soft, and dense surrounding me, gradually shrinking and tightening.

I'm like prey falling into a spider's web. I am a little out of breath.

Getting out of the car, I said goodbye to the chauffeur and walked into the school gates.

I was in a very unassuming car, so I didn't realize at all that I was already being watched.

Emily watched me get out of the car, and I noticed her but pretended not to see.

I wouldn't forgive her for her betrayal. I knew she was the one who helped Mark trick me into going to KTV.

During the five minutes betwe