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.

Charlene and Leah before takeoff, didn't notice any

down in Starfall and came to a stop,

Jasmine's hair. "Did you behave

"I did!" Jasmine beamed.

sat across

come over, Maureen glanced

the row in front, and Katie behind,

chatted quietly with Charlene, she glanced Maureen's way and met her gaze for

look was cold and impassive

Katie. Among the Spencer

caught the chill in Maureen's eyes, Jasmine simply assumed she was a stranger and thought nothing

later, Charlene and Vernon gathered their things and were

Leah stared 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

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

and Thorne finalized their divorce, they'd have plenty of chances to make

consoled her. "Exactly. Besides, the fact she reacted so strongly just proves you hit a nerve, don't

over and nodded. "You're right,

lift. The thought of Thorne and Charlene's imminent divorce cheered her up-especially knowing Thorne's heart belonged only to her sister, not Charlene. Imagining Charlene's torment over this made

just better, but downright

s

***

Jasmine left the Ross family estate and went

the office. She'd barely finished a critical meeting when Stewart leaned in and whispered, "Yesterday, Neural Nexus Tech and Hawkins Technology both received several hundred million more in

but didn't look the least bit

she'd overheard Thorne telling Vesta something on the phone

Stewart attended a gala. The moment they entered the ballroom,

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