Chapter 75

Aria had already been holding back tears, and my words seemed to hit the release valve. She finally let everything out. "I was just out shopping with my girlfriends when we ran into Alicia and her little lapdog. It was fine at first, and we stayed out of each other's way. But then, no matter what I picked up to buy, she had to grab the same thing. "I couldn't take it anymore, so I said something. That's when her little lackey snapped back with, 'If your mom's willing to give her family heirloom to Alicia, it just shows the Guzman family means nothing to us. They're just a bunch of desperate bootlickers trying to kiss up to the Zimmer family!'" The moment those words left her mouth, Mr. and Mrs. Guzman both turned pale. Sure, they had been going out of their way to please Alicia for Jonathan's sake, but at least they had kept up appearances. That kind of comment, though? Saying it out loud in public was like slapping them across the face. Alicia seemed to realize she'd gone too far