The Bitter Debt

"Why don't you come to me?" Gideon's voice echoed.

The humiliation felt like razor-sharp knives cutting through Cordelia repeatedly, and she lost count of how many cuts she had received. Like going through a torture session, her body was in excruciating pain.

Just when she was about to collapse, Gideon came out from the dinner hall.

He stood not far from Cordelia and stared at her greedily.

Cordel