Rhea POV
The crowd went still instantly. Not silent. It was more of… tense. Because that was the last thing anyone expected me to do, and I relished the satisfaction that it brought.
I looked straight ahead. I didn't look at my parents yet, because I feared I might lose control too early if I did.
"You all talk about me like I'm not standing right here," I went on, shaking with barely restrained anger. "Like I can't hear you."
A few faces changed. Expressions ranging from shock, to amusement and poker faces were crammed in the sea of eyes that stared back at me now. Some stared at me like I was dirt, like I had tracked mud into their perfect party.
Like I could give a s**t.
"You say I'm jealous," my indignant voice reverberated through the entire room, booming from the speakers. "You
