She made her way to Emmeline's side, despite every atom in her body protesting at such an action. If it were possible, she would never want to go anywhere near Emmeline Hawthorne within her lifetime, but Aiden had raised a good point.
This charity was her precious baby. She'd be damned if she let Emmeline take credit for raising it when she was the one who changed its metaphorical diapers and taught it how to walk!
As she got closer to the circle of guests surrounding Emmeline, she heard a snippet of the conversation that made her blood boil. To top it all off, their grandfather had left Emmeline's side― that was probably why Emmeline even dared to spew such lies.
"I can't believe you managed to turn this disaster around, Emmeline," one woman confessed with awe in her voice. "It's truly incredible."
