"Love me?" Joanna let out a bitter laugh, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "If Adrien loved me, he wouldn't have humiliated me by rejecting me in front of everyone at the gala!"
"What happened?" Selina asked cautiously, feigning innocence.
"It's all because of that vixen, Claire!" Joanna hissed through gritted teeth, her eyes burning with hatred. "She's bewitched Adrien, turning him blind to everyone else, including me!"
Selina sighed dramatically. "Claire really is a troublesome woman. She's also the reason my relationship with Oliver fell apart."
Joanna froze for a moment before asking, "What do you mean? You and Oliver…"
Selina's eyes reddened as if on cue, tears threatening to spill.
"Oliver and I were truly in love, but Claire forced her way between us and tore us apart," Selina
