Chapter 104. You’ve Created Enough Trouble

Grace’s POV

I had been fuming since the night of the party. No matter how hard I tried to shove it out of my mind, I couldn’t turn that memory off.

The scene kept playing in my mind, over and over, the second Orion stood up for Layla instead of me.

Me!

The person who had been there for him, and sacrificed for him, and showed my loyalty to him at multiple opportunities, but he jumped in and defended her.

Not only that, but Layla also embarrassed me that same night, and the sting of it still hadn’t faded.

She exposed me in front of everyone, for stealing her jewelry design. I could still hear the whispers, and the looks of pity mixed with mockery from people who once respected me. Layla Perez made me look like a fraud, and I hated her for it.

And now? She was getting closer to Orion every day. Pretending to be innocent, pretending she wasn’t charming the pants off him, when I knew differently.

Layla wasn’t just stealing my man—she