Eileen’s POV

Aliana’s hand sliced toward my face.The movement was fast and vicious, her eyes blazing with humiliation and rage.

But I’d already seen it coming.

Instead of retreating, I suddenly lifted my leg as if I were about to kick.The motion was sharp and sudden.

Aliana’s pupils shrank in shock.Instinctively, she jerked backward to dodge.Her high heel twisted awkwardly against the polished floor.

“Ah—!”She lost her balance immediately.Her body tilted and she crashed onto the ground with a painful thud.

A sharp pain must have shot up her ankle.Aliana grabbed her leg, her face twisting in agony.“My ankle!”

I lowered my foot slowly.I hadn’t even touched her.Yet Aliana had...