Christina gritted her teeth, refusing to say a word. She hated the idea that anyone could think she was beneath Andrew. Deep down, there was a dark, bitter part of her that would never accept that he was doing better than her.
After all, admitting it would mean that leaving him had been a monumental mistake—one of the dumbest decisions she had ever made.
Christina was too proud to ever acknowledge that. Even if she said it out loud, she would never truly believe it in her heart.
Tiana scoffed. "Forget it. I only said all that because I found you incredibly irritating. But I'm actually here for Aspen."
As she spoke, her icy gaze shifted to Aspen.
Aspen, already trembling, started shaking even harder. She stammered, "M-Mrs. Rhodes, what can I do for you?"
Tiana took two slow steps forward, her smile sharp and merciless. "I never expected the Stevens family to produce someone like you, nor did I think Zephyr would raise such a thieving daughter!"
Aspen swallowed her anger an
