Chapter 200

Cassandra knew exactly how Grandma Evelyn’s mind worked—if she thought she was in the right, she wouldn’t mind making a scene. But Cassandra couldn’t let Vera, an outsider to their core family unit, drag the Taylor name through the mud.

So she leaned in and said in a low voice, “Everyone already heard about it, so there’s no point in hiding. But before deciding who’s right or wrong, we should figure things out privately first. Even if, worst-case, someone from our side messed up, we can handle it quietly and avoid entertaining outsiders with our family drama. But if it turns out they’re in the wrong, then we can decide later if they owe a public apology or if more needs to be done. Doesn’t that sound like a safer route?”

Grandma Evelyn frowned deeply. She didn’t like Cassandra—never had—but had to admit the girl made sense.

She turned to Mrs. Kane and asked her to arrange a space to talk things over.

As the host of the party and with her old friend’s granddau