"You! You're deliberately provoking me, aren't you?" Catherine completely misread Stella's intention, assuming she was deliberately challenging her authority. Her anger boiled over in an instant.
Seeing this, Stella sauntered over to Ethan, slipped her arm through his, and rested her head on his shoulder in a blatantly provocative display. "Exactly. A grown man has the right to choose his own wife. Ethan chose to marry me, and no one gets to interfere—not even you."
She deliberately drew out the last words in a voice that was soft and sweet, perfectly playing the part of a spoiled, arrogant wife.
Stella wasn't done. She intended to make herself and Ethan look as affectionate as possible. If she could infuriate her mother-in-law enough, maybe she wouldn't have to stay the Reid family's d
