Biting Back

Yvonne looked up at Cynthia in astonishment.

The woman's expression was cool, and the curve of her lips carried a hint of ruthlessness.

Yvonne's heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively took a step back, tightly gripping Mrs. Louise's arm.

With a strained voice, she stammered, “Cynthia Shannon, what are you trying to do? This is the Louise Family's residence!”

“It is precisely because this is the Louise Family's residence that Miss Lousie must follow through with her words,” Cynthia said, her smile ambiguous.

“If she were to go back on her word, it would tarnish the Louise Family's reputation in the eyes of outsiders.”

Yvonne found herself in a difficult position, filled with regret.

But what good was regret?

Everyone present was now staring at her, as if they wouldn't rest until she kneeled down and apologized.

Perhaps it was the indifferent gazes that spurred her on, but Yvonne glared at Cynthia with resentment in her eyes, her heart unwillingly shouting,