"You dared to hit me?" Jayden stared in disbelief.
Beverly scoffed coldly. "You bet I did!"
"Enough!" Mayne's voice cut through the tension. Her sharp gaze locked onto Beverly, lingering on the marks on her neck. "Beverly, do you think I'm invisible?"
Beverly replied calmly, "Mrs. Bellone, I was simply defending my own life."
'Clever and sharp-tongued as always.'
Regina's voice chimed in at just the right moment. "Beverly, I sincerely hope you can stay away from my fiancé. If you're so desperate to marry into a wealthy family, I can introduce you to some of my friends."
Beverly's pale face was swollen, but her response was ice-cold.
"Regina, I've never once tried to take Elroy from you. He's the one who keeps clinging to me."
Her words were like gasoline on a fire. Regina's anger b
