Chapter 92: A PETTY EXCHANGE

"Who is it?" Xina asked when Mary informed her that someone had been calling her non-stop since the day before. Xina was puzzled by such persistence. Mary glanced at the screen, frowning slightly as she tried to read the contact name aloud. "It says… monkey ass," she said, her voice catching in a small hiccup. Xina almost slipped in her bathtub upon hearing that. **Monkey ass? Really?** She had forgotten about that particular nickname. It was a childish joke she had made when saving the number of her stepsister, Gaia, in her phone—a moment of petty satisfaction during one of their many feuds. At the time, it felt like a clever way to mock Gaia without her ever knowing, but now it just seemed silly. Initially, Xina hadn’t even wanted to save Gaia’s number at all, but she knew it was necessary to have it for emergencies—so she could avoid her stepsister when necessary. The nickname was supposed to be a small victory, something to give her a chuckle whenever Gaia tried to intrude in he