I met Cissy's gaze and replied calmly, "I do want to know, but don't I have to listen to you brag about your achievements first before you tell me why?"

A flash of anger appeared in Cissy's eyes.

But she quickly suppressed it, took a deep breath, and said, "Because I was angry. I hadn't been back for over a year, and that useless Mark still hadn't dealt with you! He was still being your lapdog, and you were still happily playing princess. It made me so angry to see that!"

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