I glared coldly at Jack, saying nothing.
He came over, obviously with something up his sleeve. I was curious to see what he intended.
When he noticed that I was ignoring him, Jack's pride took a hit, and his face darkened instantly.
"Anna, are you staying quiet because you know you're in the wrong?" he shouted, escalating his provocations.
'With him going on like this, if I didn't reply, wouldn't that make it look like I was scared of him?'
So I replied calmly, "What's gotten into you? This is a formal event, not the place for embarrassing yourself."
'My goal is clear. I'm not here for Jack, so I don't want him interfering with my plans. After all, he's irrelevant to my agenda. Ideally, he'd just disappear, leaving me with less competition.'
Jack's face turned crimson at my icy deme
