Chapter 562
She continued, “You never measured up to the Dawson family before, and now you’re even further from fitting in. Compared to Yolanda, you’re not even in the same league.”
Christina tilted her head, her smile calm and steady. “Oh? Is that so?”
“Absolutely!” Katie retorted, unable to hide her irritation at Christina’s calm demeanor. “Yolanda’s got a national fashion design award under her belt. What do you have that even comes close?”
Christina didn’t seem bothered at all. “Why should I even bother comparing myself to her?”
Katie’s voice rose in triumph. “You can’t, that’s why. You’re not even in the running.”
“That’s not true,” Christina replied softly, a meaningful smile on her lips as she held Katie’s gaze.
Katie’s eyes narrowed. “What are you getting at?”
With a playful glint in her eye, Christina leaned in just a bit closer to Katie.
As Christina stepped closer, Katie’s first instinct was to shield her face and quickly back away. She still remembered last month’s encounter, where Christina had slapped her so hard that her face had swollen. It had taken ages to heal.
“Relax. I’m not here to hit you,” Christina said, leaning in with a playful glint in her eye. “I just wanted you to know—Yolanda could never measure up to me.”
Katie’s face turned red with anger. “You’re full of it!”
Katie was itching to slap Christina, but fear kept her hands at her sides. Christina’s retaliation last time had been swift and painful. Today was Brendon’s big engagement party. If she started a fight and made a scene, it could jeopardize her family’s business deals.
After weighing her options, Katie swallowed her fury. Christina simply outmatched her. There was no winning a fight with her.
“You can brag all you want, but you won’t be so smug for long,” Katie said through clenched teeth.
Christina kept her tone calm and steady. “I’m afraid you’re wrong.”
“Keep dreaming!” Katie exclaimed, always thrown off balance by anything Christina said or did.
As Christina turned to walk past, Katie jumped in front to block her.
“Where’s your invitation? If you don’t have one, you’re not getting in,” Katie said, arms outstretched to stop her.
Christina, unfazed, reached into her bag and produced an invitation. “Yolanda gave me this herself. She personally invited me to the engagement party.”
“Let me see that!” Katie snatched the invitation away and looked it over. The invitation was real.
“Does this really come from Yolanda?” Katie asked, her voice full of doubt. Nothing had been mentioned at home about inviting Christina, and Katie felt a wave of anxiety, worried that Christina might be there to disrupt the event.
“If you think I’m lying, feel free to ask Yolanda yourself,” Christina said calmly, her tone laced with confidence.
Katie narrowed her eyes, skepticism flaring. She didn’t believe for a second that Yolanda would invite Christina to this celebration.
Pulling out her phone, Katie dialed Yolanda. “Did you invite Christina?” she asked, her voice tight with disbelief.