Tessa's POV
The moment she spat out the word "slut," every wall of patience I had crumbled instantly. But then I reminded myself that raising my voice wouldn't accomplish anything. After all, Hardin had already made it clear she was the one he planned to spend the rest of his life with.
And besides, I'd already seen the ring he intended to propose with. There was no point exchanging words with her over any of this. Very soon, I'd be flying back to Paris to start my life over completely. So he could go ahead and do whatever it was he wanted to do.
I didn't bother saying much. All I did was turn toward Ms. Chen, signaling for the maids to let her in, because whatever this was about to become, I wasn't ready to get dragged into the middle of a scandal.
The moment she stepped inside, she w
