Arabella Donovan's tone was so hostile that Aurora Donovan started to wonder if the two slices of cake she'd been given were drugged.
Summer Vance had clearly thought the same thing. Her face went deathly pale, and she quickly waved her hands. "Please don't be angry, and don't misunderstand. I don't have any ill intentions. I can explain."
"Fine. Explain," Arabella Donovan said, crossing her arms and shifting her stance. She put on a strong front, but her inner thoughts were another matter entirely.
'At least I managed to bluff her. If she'd kept talking, I would've broken character.'
'What?!' 'Holy cow, she's just been acting this whole time! And here I was, wondering when my little sister had become so confrontational.'
As a proper older brother, he didn't fully understand what his sister was trying to do, but he still chose to support her unconditionally by staying on the sidelines.
