Dahlia's POV
I kept my voice steady as I greeted her. "Hello, Betty."
Betty's sharp eyes assessed me from head to toe before she nodded with approval. "Good. You seem bright and clever enough."
"Aunt Betty, don't let her fool you! That marriage certificate has to be fake!" Ivana's voice cut through the air like a blade, desperate and shrill.
I turned my attention to her, letting a cold smile play at the corners of my mouth. "Why are you so absolutely certain it's fake?"
Ivana's face flushed red as she stammered. "Because there's no way Uncle Soren would actually marry you!"
I pressed my fingers to my temple, feigning exhaustion. "So what you're really saying is that I'm not good enough for Soren? That I could never measure up to someone like Madge?"
"Exactly. You think you can even compare to Madge?" Cobb's voice dripped with contempt, each word designed to cut deep.
