Melissa gritted her teeth to the point it hurt. She was losing her cool and was barely holding on.
How could Asher say something like that out loud? Just like that, in front of all these people?
Did he even care about her feelings anymore?
It felt like he was cutting her off right there, and denouncing her status as if she were the outsider here.
She clenched her fists tight by her side, biting the inside of her cheek to keep her anger in check.
On the other side, Seraphina stood frozen, like someone had thrown a bucket full of cold water.
She couldn't even breathe for a second.
Never in a million years had she expected to hear something like that from Asher.
The very same brother who had always been like a stranger to her was saying that she was the real Third Young Miss of the family!
She glanced at him and quietly pinched the side of her hand hard just to make sure if she was dreaming.
'Damn it… It's not a dream,' she thought, the pain was real.
Then what was it?