Rub More Salt In Her Wound

‘Mrs Valentine,’ Shannon said. ‘Amiyah is my granddaughter. Of course I know what kind of person she is. She is a divorcee. Her husband left her because she’s involved with other men. And she’s been trying to put the moves on the young boy from your family. What’s his name? Right, Tristan.’ I stood there and listened to my step-grandmother working hard to demonise me. ‘…not to mention the string of one-night stands and casual hook-ups she picked up from the bar. Please don’t listen to her. She can’t possibly be pregnant with Kieran’s baby. You can’t trust a word she says.’ Rainey piled on. She was snivelling but managed to enunciate every word. ‘Mrs Valentine, Amiyah’s really…manipulative. She’s had it in for me ever since I took over Brennan’s company after his death. Somehow, she’s under the impression that the company belongs to her. I told her she’s too young to manage such a large corporation. We have to be responsible to the investors and to our employees. But she just…’ Rainey c