Chapter 75
Aria had already been holding back tears, and my words seemed to hit the release valve. She finally let everything out.
“I was just out shopping with my girlfriends when we ran into Alicia and her little lapdog. It was fine at first, and we stayed out of each other’s way. But then, no matter what I picked up to buy, she had to grab the same thing.
“I couldn’t take it anymore, so I said something. That’s when her little lackey snapped back with, ‘If your mom’s willing to give her family heirloom to Alicia, it just shows the Guzman family means nothing to us. They’re just a bunch of desperate bootlickers trying to kiss up to the Zimmer family!“”
The moment those words left her mouth, Mr. and Mrs. Guzman both turned pale.
Sure, they had been going out of their way to please Alicia for Jonathan’s sake, but at least they had kept up appearances. That kind of comment, though? Saying it out loud in public was like slapping them across the face.
Alicia seemed to realize she’d gone too far. Her face dropped as she looked nervously toward Mr. Guzman, like she was about to explain.
“Mr. Guzman, I didn’t mean it like that…”
She hesitated, then pivoted quickly. “I never said anything like that.”
“Oh, you didn’t?” Aria’s voice rose. “I heard you clearly. Don’t even try to deny it!”
Alicia’s irritation finally surfaced as she scowled. “I already said I didn’t say it! What do you want me to do–admit to something I never said? Sorry, not happening.
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Aria’s eyes widened with fury. Her voice cracked as she hissed through clenched teeth, “Shameless!”
Alicia let out a cold laugh. “You’re just trying to stir things up for Elise. That’s what this is really about, isn’t it? I want to hear it from her. Elise–what exactly have I done to you?”
And just like that, she turned the spotlight on me again.
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