Dahlia's POV
Miss Bailey, what a surprise seeing you here. It seems fate keeps bringing us together, Madge said with that practiced smile of hers.
Lorena's expression hardened into something sharp and unforgiving. She shot back without hesitation, Miss Uriah, are you seriously joking right now? Crestwood City isn't exactly sprawling. We run into each other constantly. Besides, this place belongs to me. I'm here all the time. By your logic, half the city is fated to meet me. And I wasn't even talking to you. I was addressing the person next to you.
I felt a jolt of surprise and quickly grabbed Lorena's arm. This was completely out of character for her. She had specifically warned me about not provoking Madge unnecessarily. What had gotten into her? Wasn't she worried about potential retaliation later?
