In her panic, a desperate idea struck Honora. She looked up at Larissa, her voice pleading. “Larissa, can you cure me? Please… I’m begging you…”
“I gave you a chance to be cured earlier,” Larissa said with mock regret. “It’s a shame you didn’t take it.”
Honora’s eyes filled with despair. How could she have known she was risking permanent disfigurement?
Seeing Honora’s devastated expression, Larissa felt a deep sense of satisfaction. She turned and wheeled Haskell toward the stage.
“Larissa,” Haskell asked, “I’m curious. Was Honora getting bitten just a coincidence, or…?”
“I did it,” Larissa answered without hesitation. “I guided that scorpion to her. It was the perfect opportunity, and I wasn’t about to let it go to waste.”
Just as he thought. A knowing smile touched Haskell’s lips. “A pity you couldn’t get her to confess to what she did to you.”
Larissa chuckled. “It doesn’t matter. The knowledge that she’s disfigured will be a source of regret for the rest of her life. Every day, she’ll wish she had just confessed. For her, that’s the ultimate form of torture.”
After Larissa and Haskell left, Vivica looked at Honora’s unwatchable face, fighting back a wave of nausea.
“Honora, don’t panic yet,” she soothed. “We can’t be sure Larissa is telling the truth. Let’s go to the hospital and try the transfusion!”
Honora nodded weakly through her tears. “Okay.”

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