Richard rushed down from the stage, his face ashen. He grabbed Chloe's arm, his voice quivering. "Rachel, let's talk this through calmly. We are all family here."
"Family?" I looked at him. "When your daughter was scamming my mother, why didn't you remind her that we are family? When your daughter was seducing my husband, why didn't you tell her family does not behave like that? And now that I am about to call the police, suddenly we are family?"
Chloe jutted her chin, tears still on her face, but her mouth remained stubborn. "Go ahead and call the police. I am not scared. Your mother gave me that money willingly. I never forced her."
Richard panicked and tugged at her sleeve. "Chloe, be quiet!"
"I am telling the truth," Chloe said, shaking him off. "She agreed to go Dutch. That is her
