"Hey, Mom," Celeste said, picking up the phone.
"Where are you right now?" Sophie snapped, her tone sharp and angry. It didn't take a genius to figure out she'd seen the news.
"I'm out running some errands. Is something wrong?"
"‘Something wrong'? Are you seriously asking me that? Do you think I didn't hear about the news? I went out for a facial with my friends today, and thanks to you, I lost all my dignity. How could you let something like this happen? Don't you have any shame?"
Sophie's words were straight-up harsh, just like when Celeste had first joined the Shaw family.
Trying to stay calm, Celeste explained, "Mom, it's all a misunderstanding. The reporter twisted the story-I'm handling it."
"Handling it? You better come home right this minute. I've already called
