Chapter 515

Leah was still fuming. The plane had barely lifted off when she flagged down a flight attendant and ordered a drink.

As soon as the attendant stepped away, Leah fixed her eyes on Charlene. Hiding the drink behind her back, she marched straight down the aisle toward her.

Maureen had already guessed Leah would try something.

So, before Leah could get too close, Maureen was watching her.

She furrowed her brow and gave Leah a silent shake of her head.

Leah's anger simmered there was no way she'd back down that easily.

Maureen's expression turned icy. She picked up her phone and sent Leah a curt message: *Sit back down. Now.*

Maureen didn't need to say it out loud; as Leah read the text, she could almost feel the weight of Maureen's authority.

Georgina, sitting between Maureen and Leah, saw it all and understood what Leah was up to.

She reached over and gave Leah's hand a gentle, warning pat, urging her to behave.

Leah pouted, sulking openly.

But in the Hawkins family, Maureen and Vesta were the unchallenged authorities.

Leah was used to following their lead.

So, after shooting Charlene one last glare, she spun on her heel and trudged back to her seat, grumbling under her breath.

oblivious to the tension between Charlene and Leah before takeoff, didn't notice any of

came to a stop, Jasmine couldn't

"Did you behave on

"I did!" Jasmine beamed.

sat across the

come over, Maureen

in front, and Katie behind, all turned

way and met her gaze for

and impassive as

Katie. Among the Spencer and Hawkins families, Jasmine only recognized

in Maureen's eyes, Jasmine simply assumed she was a stranger and thought nothing of it. She noticed Katie

and Vernon gathered

after their retreating figures, her resentment boiling over as she remembered how Charlene had made her and her grandmother fall on the plane. She turned to her aunt and grandmother, voice trembling with indignation. "Aunt Maureen Grandma, are we just supposed to let her walk all over us?

coolly, "We're just biding our time. She won't be

have plenty of chances

she reacted so strongly just proves you hit a nerve, don't

over and nodded. "You're right, it

Charlene's imminent divorce cheered her up-especially knowing Thorne's heart belonged only

just better,

s

***

the

finished a critical meeting when Stewart leaned in and whispered, "Yesterday, Neural Nexus Tech and Hawkins Technology both

paused, but didn't look

gone to city hall on Monday, she'd overheard Thorne telling Vesta

moment they entered the ballroom, she spotted Vesta

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