Lucindaâs voice was gentle, but her eyes were cold.
âThen Iâll start settling some old scores with you.
â
Lucinda moved the dagger from Tessâ chin to her right shoulder.
âThe day my car exploded, flying fragments cut my shoulder.
Letâs start there.
â
Tessâ face turned pale with fear.
She shook her head desperately.
âNo!
That had nothing to do with me! It was your own carelessness⦠Ah!â
She screamed as Lucinda raised the dagger and stabbed her shoulder.
The pain made Tess shake.
She sweated profusely, and blood seeped from her shoulder, staining her white dress.
She glared at Lucinda and yelled, âJust you wait and see! You bitch!
I wonât forgive you for this!â
âIf you still have enough strength to yell at me, perhaps it doesnât hurt that much.
â
Lucinda held the dagger beside Tessâ arm and said, âOne last chance.
Where are Eleanor and the mastermind behind you both?â
Tess bit her lip tightly.
Lucinda was poised to stab her again.
Tess shouted hurriedly.
âI donât know.
I really donât know! He didnât tell me his name.
He only contacted me when he had a task for me.
Eleanor is probably with him, but I really donât know who or where he is!â
After staring at her for a while, Lucinda put away the dagger and sat back on her deck chair.
Tess thought Lucinda had finished.
Before Tess could breathe a sigh of relief, Lucinda handed the dagger to Sonny and said in a flat but ruthless tone, âThat day, my arm was stabbed once, but I donât know how many times Abel and Rickey were stabbed.
You can stab her at will but be careful not to kill her.
â
Sonny happily took the dagger and said, âOkay, Iâve got this.
Donât worry.
â
âNo⦠Ah!â
A shrill scream rang out.