Ashley’s eyes flashed with fury. She tore herself from her mother’s grip and strode forward, her voice sharp as a blade. “Seduce your man?” she spat. “Weren’t you the one who seduced Adrian? I was married to him first!” Her lips curled in disgust. “I’m done with both of you. You can have him. You deserve each other.”
Sophia’s face twisted in rage. “How dare you—” Her hand shot up, poised to strike Ashley across the face.
But before the blow could land, a powerful hand caught her wrist in midair.
It was Lance.
Lance’s grip tightened around Sophia’s wrist, his voice calm but laced with menace. “I already gave you a chance,” he said, his piercing gaze locking onto hers. “But it seems you have a death wish and I will grant it to you.”
Sophia yanked her arm free, her lips curling into a sm
