After finally tackling the chaos Evan left behind, Julia collapsed onto her desk, utterly drained.
The illness had sapped her strength completely, and even a minor cold might send her back to bed.
Her phone rang, and Julia glanced at the caller ID and answered with a frown.
The voice on the other end unleashed a barrage of accusations.
"Julia! Do you even know what you're doing? Evan has been so good to you, and you embarrassed him on such an important day? I should never have trusted Evan's judgment. How could a child raised by a con artist turn out any good? Get over here now so I can teach you a lesson!"
The caller was none other than Evan's mother, Bella Quinn. She had been barred from attending the engagement party by the Pierce family, which was why she was only now finding out
