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.

tension between Charlene and Leah before takeoff, didn't notice

came to a stop, Jasmine couldn't

hair. "Did you behave on the

"I did!" Jasmine beamed.

across

Jasmine come over, Maureen glanced

row in front,

Maureen's way

cold and impassive as

Among the Spencer and Hawkins families,

eyes, Jasmine simply assumed she was a stranger and thought nothing of

Vernon gathered their things and were

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,

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

and Thorne finalized their divorce, they'd have plenty of chances to make Charlene regret what she'd

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

and nodded. "You're

mood finally began to 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

better,

s

***

to Starfall, Jasmine left the

finished a critical meeting when Stewart leaned in and whispered, "Yesterday, Neural Nexus Tech and Hawkins Technology both received several hundred million more in

look the least bit

Monday, she'd overheard Thorne telling Vesta something on the phone that had already planted the suspicion in her

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

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