Upon hearing what Raymond just said.
The Callum family couldn't be their ears.
"How DARE you!" Maria's voice shattered the tension like breaking glass, her designer bracelet clattering against the table as she slammed her palm down. Her perfectly arranged features contorted with rage, red spots blooming on her expertly powdered cheeks.
"Who do you think you are?" She rose from her chair, towering on her Louboutin heels.
"A street rat we plucked from the gutter, now trying to play at being our equal?" Her laugh was sharp enough to cut.
"You should be on your knees thanking us for such generosity!"
She stalked around the table like a predator, her silk Hermès scarf trailing behind her like a battle standard.
"Five hundred thousand dollars," she spat the words like they were poison, "for someone like you? A nobody?" Her perfectly manicured finger jabbed toward the check.