“That’s enough, Amanda…” Simon warned in a low voice. “You shouldn’t speak of Charlotte like that.”

“Why can’t I do that?” the woman scowled, her eyes wide with indignance. “I’m telling the truth, aren’t I? Why do you keep trying to stand up for her?”

“You…”

“Dad, don’t stick your nose into this! Go upstairs first,” Luna said, pushing her father away. “Mom will discipline this wench on behalf of all of us!”

“Who’s the real wench here? Who’s the one who has no shame?” Charlotte challenged. “You know perfectly well what happened four years ago, don’t you? Don’t you dare act stupid!”

“You… What nonsense are you spouting now? What happened four years ago?” Luna asked, looking a little panicked. “It was your foolish idea to go down to Sultry Night and hire a gigolo, and you were the one who made the choice to have his children! Why are you slandering me now?”

“Who was the one who dragged me to Sultry Night? Who was the one who told me to find another man to make Hector jealous so he would go up against his family and marry me? It was you, Luna! You tricked Hector and I into breaking up before turning around and marrying him instead! And you still insist that you had nothing to do with it? What rubbish!”

“Shut up!” Amanda rushed forward and gave Charlotte a slap across the face.

The latter’s head jerked sideways with the force of the slap as blood gashed out of a wound on her lip.

a wave of savage anger beneath her

 

knocked some sense into you,” Luna said, gritting

raised her hand to strike Charlotte across the face

Simon said hurriedly as he held her back, “what are you doing? Talk things out nicely.

him aside and pointed at Charlotte, her chest heaving up and down

to blame it on my daughter? I’ll have you know that I invited you here today so you could face reality—Luna and Hector are already married with kids. If you

gritting her teeth angrily, “I’ll make sure you pay the price

me?” The

an angry roar

When Luna spotted her husband, guilt washed over her. She wondered if he had overheard her heated conversation

his way over

sir.” Owen wheeled Charlotte out of the room as instructed and left with

after them to send

only Amanda, Luna, and Hector remained

the air was

hand and pleaded in a whiny voice, “Hector, you have to believe me. What Charlotte

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