Chapter 182. You Are Mine

CHARLOTTE

The one named Rose gathered herself, attempting to salvage the situation with a veneer of kinship.

“I hope you are loving it here, sis.”

That word, sis, was the trigger…

I let the towel drop into the gleaming brass bin.

Then I turned, leaning back against the cool porcelain, and crossed my arms.

“I am not your sister. I am your boss’s fiancée,” I said, showing off my ring. “Don’t you ever address me in that manner again.”

She blinked, totally thrown off.

“Sorry, ma’am. I… didn’t mean to disrespect you. I mean… I mean no disrespect at all.” Her voice was shaking.

“Really? So you don’t want to disrespect me?”

“Ye… yes, ma’am,” she replied.

I smiled. “Interesting.”

Then I said nothing again, just smiling and staring at each of them.

The boldness I felt was nothing like before. They all stood like poor puppies who couldn’t look up at a bigger dog.

I couldn’t believe these same women were gossip