David looked at the crazed woman before him. "Deborah, it's been so many years. Have you ever felt joy? What have you gotten from all this plotting? In the end, it's a lose-lose situation."

"You're wrong. I was disfigured, disowned, and driven out of my family. I lost everything. Why should Shana have everything?"

"She was just a country bumpkin. How could she take my place? I might've lost, but you don't get to celebrate my defeat. A lose-lose situation is a win in my books!"

She looked down at David. "Look at you now. You're beaten and battered. You look pitiful. I'll have you know that this is just the beginning. Soon, the entire Fordham family will be destroyed. I will destroy you and the Fordham family!"

"You really have lost your mind."

"Yes, I've lost my mind. I lost my mind because of you. David, it's time you experienced the pain I felt. Do you know that Shana, the woman you care so much about, has become Brandon's woman now?

"Does it hurt? Oh, right. You don't know yet