Lina had somehow discovered that Ivy was being constantly beaten by her sister and decided to confront Ivy's adopted sister, Isla.
The moment Lina met Isla, everything changed. Isla's words were poisonous, dripping with manipulation, twisting reality until Lina genuinely believed that beating Ivy was justified.
And so, Lina changed.
She began tormenting Ivy instead. Sometimes, she deliberately handed Ivy food infested with worms, watching with cold indifference as Ivy forced herself to swallow it just to survive.
Ivy, isolated and powerless, resisted as much as she could, but there was only so much a child could endure.
That was when Ivy truly understood human nature.
'People only act kindly when they think someone is watching.'
The moment they realized no one was paying attention, their cruelty crawled out shamelessly.
Lina was exactly that kind of person. Her initial sympathy toward Ivy had never been pure.
