Just what nonsense is she spouting? Anna's thoughts raced. Wasn't she the one who wanted to break my marriage and steal my husband?
For a moment, she was speechless. Her lips parted, but no words came. Then, a shiver ran down her arm — the faintest brush of energy that made her look to her side.
Daniel.
He sat beside her, calm — too calm and the stillness in his demeanor sent unease rippling through her.
'Is he upset… or am I just imagining it?' she wondered, blinking as her gaze flicked toward him.
Her question was answered a moment later.
"And what makes you think I'll listen to you, Kathrine?" Daniel's voice sliced through the air, low and sharp, thick with restrained anger.
The temperature in the room seemed to drop instantly.
He is upset, Anna realized, the tension rolling off him like a storm barely held at bay. Her fingers twitched against the couch, but before she could speak, Kathrine's calm voice cut through.
