Chapter 397

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That was just Aubree being sarcastic, but Birgitte was even more ruthless. Their styles were totally different. Aubree liked to set up a long game, draw people in, and then slowly grind them down.

Birgitte, though, was just savage. She was hard on herself and even harder on others.

She said, “You really think you can get into the Moore family after sleeping with some old man? Take a good look at yourself. Can you stop hanging all over Hugo already?

“You’re just a shameless homewrecker, always trying to come between Hugo and me.”

Those filthy words rolled off Birgitte’s tongue in that icy, almost creepy tone of hers. After a few lines, she paused and stared straight into Grace’s panicked eyes. “If you’ve forgotten what you said, Miss Lawson, I can remind you.”

Stuff like that would be a lifelong scar for just about anyone.

Elizabeth finally gave Birgitte a real look. ‘Damn, this girl is ruthless. She really doesn’t give a damn,’ she thought.

Hugo’s face turned stormy. “Grace, I’ve told you before. I’ve only ever seen you as a little sister. I don’t have any feelings for you. Not now, not ever.

engagement between our families

it seriously, you can go ask my folks yourself and see if they’ll

on board, it’d be a great story. But if he wasn’t, they’d just laugh it off as a

one who got slapped, yet

calling me so intimately,” Hugo said

eyes reddened instantly, tears welling up as she stared at him

believing that Grace had only mouthed

cousin here thinking my girlfriend and her friend would

the painting, you decided to say nasty things and got what was coming

smile faltered. ‘Wait, this isn’t how things were

slapped, even if they were totally in the wrong, at least they’d gain sympathy. Elizabeth felt that Bowen should’ve at least talk

cold laugh. “Ms. Lawson, you’ve got it all wrong. I’ve never been the reasonable type. In fact, I’m fiercely

made her upset, you’ll just have to deal with it. If you’ve got a problem, come talk to me when you can

up this time and tried

from that slap on her face was still burning, and no matter how hard Elizabeth pulled,

they refused to leave, Bowen didn’t mind giving them a little

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