Chapter 17 1/2 It wasn't until Julia saw the name " Catherine Wood " in the interrogation notes that she finally remembered who the attacker was . She hadn't expected Catherine to have changed so much in just three years . In the prison visiting room , Julia sat across from Catherine . One look at Catherine's face , and she could tell life hadn't been kind to her these past few years . The once - beautiful features were now shadowed by exhaustion and resentment . Her skin had turned rough and sallow , but what truly stunned Julia was the jagged scar that stretched across nearly her entire face . Julia's unflinching gaze pierced straight through to Catherine's most vulnerable core . Catherine's face contorted , making the scar that stretched across it appear even more grotesque and hideous . She suddenly shot to her feet and slammed her handcuffed hands against the table . " You're here to laugh at me , right ? Julia , don't think that putting on this act will make me forget how much I hate you . If I ever walk out of here , the first thing I'll do is make you pay , " she threatened . Julia didn't understand where her hatred came from , and she didn't have any intention of listening to Catherine's rant . After all , this wasn't the first time Catherine had lashed out at her . In stark contrast to Catherine's fury , Julia remained eerily calm , as if they were two completely different species . She said , " I didn't come here to listen to your emotional outbursts . I came to tell you that I've let you off the hook many times before , but not this time . " I won't be as merciful as I was in the past , and this time , there's no one here to protect you . I'm going to make sure you face the consequences for everything you've done . " Without waiting for Catherine's response , Julia stood and headed for the door . Catherine fell silent for a moment , but as Julia reached the exit , she suddenly spoke up . ht now . " " You must be feeling pretty smug right now . " Julia stopped in her tracks . She turned back , her eyes showing no mockery and no anger - just a calm indifference , as if Catherine meant nothing to her at all . And it was precisely this attitude that Catherine found most unbearable . It was like discovering that after years of hatred and careful plotting , just when her revenge was within reach , her target had completely forgotten who she was . " If it weren't for you , how would I have ended up like this ? " she growled . Julia sneered . " I never forced you to do anything against the law . Isn't your current situation exactly what you brought on yourself ? " Catherine said , " If it weren't for you , how could Keith have treated me that way ? I had him turning Chapter 17 2/2 against you bit by bit . I was so close to getting everything I wanted , and it was all because of you . " You're the one who abandoned him , but he took out all his anger on me instead . He fired me and drove me out of Jorvain . " I was desperate , with nowhere to turn , so I had to become one of those old men's mistresses . But even then , he wouldn't leave me alone . He exposed everything , and those men - they're the ones who destroyed my face . " Seeing that she was on the verge of a complete breakdown , Julia had no interest in listening anymore, so she asked , " What does any of this have to do with me ? Catherine , you were the one who came between us . You're the one who crossed the line . So , tell me - what right do you have to blame me ? " And as for what happened after that , it's even more ridiculous . Keith was the one who drove you out of the city . Once you left , you had plenty of ways to survive , but you chose the worst possible path . " You didn't blame him or yourself for wanting everything handed to you on a silver platter , but you blame me instead ? " Her words left Catherine speechless . Seeing her standing there in stunned silence , Julia lost interest in continuing the conversation . She pulled open the door and walked out . The light vanished from Catherine's world in a heartbeat . The room felt vast and hollow , so empty her voice would echo if she spoke , and fear crashed over her in waves . She had only one thought left - she couldn't rot in this godforsaken place for the rest of her life . Before Julia walked far , Catherine suddenly dropped to her knees with a thud , tears of desperation . streaming down her face . " Julia , please don't go , " she pleaded . Chapter 18