Under the Veil I Rule novel Chapter 273

"But what's the point of threatening me when you don't have any evidence? What driver are you talking about? I have no idea what you're saying."

Amara had indeed caught her in a compromising situation with the driver, but there was no hard evidence to back it up. All she had was her word, and that wasn't much to go on.

Amara's lips curled into a sly smile, her eyes sparkling with mischief. "I may not have evidence, but your in-laws could certainly dig some up. Once the whispers start, you can bet they'll be itching to investigate."

"I believe it was last August, in the underground parking lot, wasn't it?"

Amara put on a mock thoughtful expression.

"You were already engaged to Aaron Barlow by then, so it wasn't just an ex-boyfriend thing. It was cheating. How do you think the Barlow family would react if they found out?"

With each word Amara spoke, Amelia's anxiety grew, anger blazing in her eyes.

She leaned in close to Elowen, whispering harshly, "What's with your sister? Did her divorce make her this brazen?"

"Yeah, she got a bit unhinged after the divorce," Elowen shouted back.

She sneered at Amara, "So, why are you here alone today, sis? Where's the ex-hubby?"

"Oh, my mistake, I nearly forgot you got divorced. The Everly family ditched you, huh? My bad."

Elowen covered her mouth, feigning surprise, and laughed theatrically. Amelia joined in, their laughter echoing through the room as Amara watched them, expressionless.

And, of course, the performance wasn’t over yet. Elowen continued, "Even in ordinary families, a divorce doesn't cut all ties. People still show up for family events unless it ended really badly."

"Amara, I heard you and your ex parted on good terms? So he should have been here for Dad's celebration, right? Where is he?"

"Yeah, where could he be?" Amelia chimed in dramatically, "He must find you so repulsive he can't even stand to be in the same place as you."

Amara replied coolly, "Oh, it's nothing. These two were just suggesting that we didn't part amicably, that we had some big falling out."

Her gaze was icy, her demeanor calm, as Elowen and Amelia gaped at Finnian in disbelief.

What was Finnian doing here all of a sudden?

"A big falling out?" Finnian's lips curled into a sardonic smile.

"I seem to have missed that memo."

"Me too."