For one, she felt humiliated being told off.
On the other hand...
...she really was in the wrong.
Faced with the siblings' accusations, she was rendered speechless and could only lower her head and plead.
"Mom, I know everything you're doing to help Evelyn Grant and me get back together! I promise I'll make it worth your while!"
"I don't want to hear all that right now. Just tell me, how much longer will it take for you to remarry her? If this keeps dragging on, I really don't want to be involved anymore."
Julian Sterling paused on the other end of the line before saying in a low voice, "Soon! Six months at the absolute latest. I will definitely get her to remarry me."
Florence Morgan raised a hand to rub her brow. "Fine. As long as you have a plan."
After hanging up, she took a deep breath and started walking toward her car.
She had just spotted her driver when, a second later, a dark figure suddenly blocked her view.
Florence Morgan instinctively looked up—
