While Sienna Hale's words hurt Clara Grant, Autumn Shelby was delighted to hear them.
'She said Seth Quinn could never get over me? Does that mean everything he said to me before was just out of anger?'
'He must be acting out of spite, deliberately pretending to be in love with Clara Grant right in front of me. He's just using Clara to make me jealous!'
'Even them going public with their relationship and coming to meet his parents today—it was all just to get a reaction out of me.'
The more Autumn Shelby thought about it, the more ecstatic she became. She grabbed Sienna Hale's hand again and said urgently, "Mrs. Hale, please listen to me. I really had my reasons. It wasn't as simple as just getting cold feet. The truth is..."
But before she could finish, a forceful voice cut her off.
"Mom, what nonsense were you just talking? I never bring her up because I see no need to. Since there's nothing between us anymore, why even mention someone so irrelevant?"
