James's expression darkened. "So, what do you suggest? Should we have Selina badmouth Natalia to Noah and ruin Natalia's reputation?"
Katie averted her gaze, her tone guilty. "That little brat was always easy to manipulate; there's no way she'd speak up. Besides, you could ask Dad to talk to her. Why make Natalia go through this?"
"Katie, don't think I don't know what you're up to!" James's voice turned icy and menacing. "You've been jealous of Victoria and mistreated Selina. As long as no one found out, I turned a blind eye! But today? If you ruin this for me, I'll divorce you right now!"
Katie shrank back, too terrified to speak.
Before heading downstairs, James shot Natalia a warning. "Natalia, behave yourself. Don't pull any tricks in front of me!"
