. Pretending To Defend Her

As soon as Cassandra stepped into the Taylor residence, Evelyn, who was sitting on the couch, furiously hurled a high-end imported cup right at her feet.

She shouted, “Cassandra, tell me—what the hell were you thinking at the auction tonight?”

Vera’s lips curled into a gleeful little smirk as she watched Cassandra getting scolded. Internally, she sneered, thinking that it wouldn’t be long before she and her mom kicked this fool out of the house for good.

Meanwhile, the Taylor couple just sat there, stone-faced, clearly not planning to say a single word in Cassandra’s defense.

“I’m not sure what you mean, Grandma,” Cassandra said quietly, eyes lowered in feigned confusion.

With a casual kick at the glass shards by her foot, the corner of her lips lifted into a cool smile.

Resting one hand gently on Evelyn’s chest as she pretended to soothe the furious woman, Vera looked at Cassandra with a smile soft enough to fool anyone. “Sis, Grandma’s upset bec