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