“So you’re Hannah Moore!” Makenna’s disdain intensified.
“Do you know her, Mom?” Tyshawn assessed Hannah with a swift glance.
“Do you not remember? Miss Moore was once married to Mr. Edwards! We even received a wedding invite from them.”
Grasping his wine glass smugly, Tyshawn dismissed Hannah.
“Ah, now it clicks. The second-hand woman.”
“Don’t you dare defame Hannah!” Grace, who seemed like a pint-sized rebel, interposed herself between Hannah and Tyshawn, her eyes moist.
“Grace, I’m saying this for your benefit. This woman is unworthy of being associated with Bryson,” Makenna chimed in, her smile never wavering.
“Exactly. What business does she have getting near Bryson? She must have a hidden agenda!” Tyshawn advised, “Don’t be fooled. The world is a complicated place.”
Hannah remained unfazed by their words.
With a composed smile, she shot back, “Not long ago, there were headlines about you, Mr. Mitchell. You squandered fifty million at an underground casino in Beachholt.”
Narrowing her eyes, she went on casually, “Have you managed to settle that fifty-million-dollar debt yet?”
Tyshawn’s face darkened.
“Are you inviting danger, Hannah Moore?”
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Hannah grinned ear to ear.
“Why so edgy? Could it be because you were short on funds and misappropriated public money?”
Makenna broke into a nervous sweat, stuttering, “How did you find out?
You…”
“Mom!” Still sensible enough, Tyshawn swiftly cut off Makenna, though the revelation had already occurred.
Feigning astonishment, Hannah covered her mouth.
“Oh, I was only speculating. Seems I was right.”
Her eyes turned icy.
“You’re nothing but slothful and greedy!”
Makenna was at a loss for words.
“You… You… How can you be so rude?”