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.

and she blurted

was just thrilled about closing a big sale,

why's it still out here for everyone to see if you've already claimed it? Cut

me the heads up that this fancy necklace by Angel and Cartier was up for

catch on to Madelyn's cue. There was no way they'd let Selina win, especially after she had totally embarrassed them. They were

as she was about to blow her top, Selina stopped her cold. Catching Selina's sly grin, Lydia bit her tongue and

her cool and said. "Alright then, let's have the

Madelyn whipped out her cellphone and tapped a quick call. Within 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

smile, Shannon said, "Right,

on a troubled face and said, "Ms.

that, miss, Shannon said, flashing her professional smile. I totally spaced on pulling the necklace from 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 just about anything here, and 1 bet we

given her. "But hey, feel free to keep