Milo chose that moment to step forward, looking perfectly sweet. "Don't be angry, Sienna. If it's about the cake, I'll give Zoey the first slice!"
Utterly disgusted with both mother and son, Sienna stepped away with Zoey in her arms. "We don't want it. Get away from us! Stay away from Zoey!"
Richard could no longer contain his anger. "Enough, Sienna! How long are you going to keep this up? Milo is trying to be nice, and this is how you treat him?"
Sienna didn't flinch. "You really know how to twist things around. You wouldn't let the birthday girl cut her own cake, but brought someone else's child up to do it. You all know exactly what this so-called birthday party was really about!"
The Hawthornes erupted in fury.
Victoria suddenly changed the subject, deliberately provoking her. "Et
