Mystery Bride's Revenge (Selina)

Chapter 37

"Excuse me?! Do you even know who you're talking to! I'm Trevon's aunt-in-law" Lauren was taken aback by Selina's tone and felt disrespected.

"Actually, you're his former aunt-in-law. I checked with Trevon, and he told me you two aren't close. So, you might want to stop throwing around the 'family' title. And another thing, you should really teach your daughter some manners. She's nothing but Trevon's cousin, but she parades around like she's trying to be the lady of the Brady family. Has she even looked in the mirror to see if she fits the part Selina was just laying out the facts. She had a chat with Trevon after putting Lauren and Madelyn in their place, and that was exactly how he spelled it out for her. Facing these two women, Selina didn't feel a bit of intimidation.

"Did Trevon really say that?" Lauren was taken aback. Her family had indeed been cozying up to Trevon because he ran the Brady family and they figured he'd keep things civil for his mom's sake. They were content just to sneak a few benefits from Trevon's influence. Sure, the Hudson family meant something in town, but who would turn down more cash? Yet, what slapped Lauren in the face was Selina's straight-up candor, just laying out the cold hard truth without even a thought for Lauren's pride"

"Don't even try to stir things up between Trevon and me! He's practically family, so your nonsense isn't gonna work on me. We used to play pretend when we were little, and I always said I'd marry him. I grew up with him. I'm the one who should be his wife, not your Madelyn was sick of people gossiping that she and Trevon weren't tight, especially Selina, with nothing going for her but her looks. She didn't think Selina deserved Trevon, not

one bil

"Ignore them, Selina. Let's just grab this necklace and go. Lydia had dealt with her fair share of shameless types like Lauren and Madelyn. With all the drama in Trevon's family, she figured the faster they bought the necklace and split, the better. There was no point in giving time to losers when they could be having a shopping spree.

in Madelyn's head, and she blurted out,

who was just thrilled about

out here for everyone to see if you've already

that? The store managers a pal of mine. She gave me the heads up that this fancy necklace by Angel and Cartier was up for grabs. Mom

let Selina win, especially after she had totally embarrassed them. They were set on

sly grin, Lydia bit her tongue

kept her cool and said. "Alright then, let's have the store manager come over and

moments, Shannon Wells, the manager of the Cartier store, hustled out from the back office. Spotting her, Madelyn headed straight over, grabbed Shannon's hand, and said, "Fill them in, will you? Tell them I

said, "Right,

a troubled face and said, "Ms.

the display, and honestly, Madelyn did call dibs on it first. Why not check out some other pieces? You've got the looks to rock

out the black card Trevon had given her. "But hey, feel free to keep blocking me if you're looking to pick