Emma's Pov
Daniel looked at me with a teasing smile, completely brushing off the tension that hung in the air. “Don’t mind them,” he said smoothly.
“May I know the name of this lovely, beautiful lady?”
I felt my face heat up instantly. Great, another one who’s going to make me blush today.
I was about to respond, but before I could even open my mouth, Ati’s voice cut through the room like ice.
“Oh Daniel, don’t waste your time,” she sneered, glaring at me with disdain.
“She’s just a slutty b***h who pretends to be innocent. Right, Emma?”
Her words stung like a slap across my face, and the silence that followed was suffocating.
Gregory’s chair scraped against the floor as he shot up, his eyes burning with fury.
His voice came out in a dangerous growl, each word heavy with authority
