CHAPTER NINETY ONE - FAMILY FEUD

The air seemed to crackle with tension, the weight of Amelia's words hanging heavily between them. Madison could feel her pulse thundering in her ears, her every instinct screaming at her to lash out, to defend her daughter's honor with every fiber of her being. But she remained rooted in place, her jaw clenched so tightly that her teeth ground together. "Mark my words, Amelia," she hissed, her voice low and laced with quiet fury. "This will not stand. I will not allow your son's petty jealousy and vindictiveness to tarnish Kyle's reputation or her accomplishments." Amelia raised a perfectly sculpted eyebrow, her gaze coolly dismissive. "And what, pray tell, do you intend to do about it, Madison? File a complaint? Go running to the authorities with your tail between your legs?" A muscle twitched in Madison's jaw, her hands curling into white-knuckled fists at her sides. "If that's what it takes, then so be it. I will not rest until Aiden is held accountable for his actions, for the