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Punishment and shock

Cassandra snapped her fingers, and a figure began to materialize in front of her in a bright light. "Hello, Julia."

Julia was shocked to find herself facing the original Madame Web. She never imagined, even in her wildest dreams, that she would see her again, especially after her death.

"Ca... Cassandra, you're... alive?" Julia struggled to find words. They were stuck in her throat, and she felt it dry up as even breathing became harder.

Julia could sense the anger, frustration, and disappointment directed at her, filling her with fear.

Cassandra said nothing. In a swift, unexpected move for someone her age, Cassandra's fist was suddenly in front of Julia's face, shattering her glasses and breaking her nose.

Julia fell to the ground, stunned by the blow from the original Madame Web.

Without any hint of stopping or offering an explanation for the attack, Cassandra placed her knee on Julia's stomach, making it difficult for her to breathe.

Cassandra raised her right fist high and slammed it into Julia's face again and again, repeating the assault until she felt exhausted.

Julia's face was swollen, covered in blood, with a few teeth missing from Cassandra's relentless punches. Breathing was still difficult with Cassandra's knee pressing into her abdomen.

Cassandra finally lifted her knee off Julia's stomach, her face showing a look of disgust. As she stood, she raised her foot and kicked Julia in the stomach, her high heel piercing Julia's flesh.

This made the battered woman scream with all her might, tears streaming from her eyes as vomit filled the area around her.

Cassandra looked at her with nothing but disdain, watching the woman she had chosen as her successor cry and writhe in her own blood and vomit. "You're weak and disgusting, Julia."

With these words, Cassandra gestured with her hand, and strands of webbing wrapped around Julia's hands and feet, lifting her into the air.

Now the woman with the shattered face was face-to-face with the elderly woman.

Julia wept, either from the pain or from the torment inflicted by someone she once admired. She couldn't find any words, so she lowered her head.

Cassandra grabbed Julia's face with her right hand. "Look at me, you cursed wench. Aren't you going to ask why I'm back? Or why I'm smashing that worthless face of yours, the one you only show off when no one needs it?"

Cassandra didn't allow Julia to respond, continuing, "But you know why you're in this miserable state, don't you, Julia? Now tell me, what's your mistake?"

"Be...cause I...tri...ed...to... make him...bet..ter," Julia muttered incomprehensibly, which only made Cassandra even angrier.

Cassandra slapped Julia hard, causing her to lose a few more teeth. "Speak clearly, you useless whore!"

Julia's mouth was too broken to form coherent words, and this only fueled Cassandra's rage. She questioned how this woman had become so weak, unable to defend herself against an old woman like her.

Green light began to glow in Cassandra's hand as she lifted it toward Julia's face. Julia flinched, fearing another hit.

But to her surprise, Cassandra grabbed her face and started healing some of her wounds, particularly focusing on the injury in her abdomen, ensuring she didn't die.

As soon as the blood had stopped flowing and Julia's face began to heal, she felt a brief moment of relief, only to be slapped again by Cassandra. "Don't think for a second that I'm done with you."