Chapter 173

Lucien's eyes narrowed all of a sudden. "How the hell would you know that..." Something clearly clicked in his mind, and his expression twisted into a scowl. "Oh, I get it. You eavesdropped on me and Angelina talking?" "When my mom had her accident, Angelina was right there! She saw everything with her own eyes-why the hell would she lie to me?" Calliope gave a cold little laugh. "So you'd rather take the word of someone you've known for just a few days, than trust someone who raised you for over twenty years?" She shot back another question. "My mom and your mom have been best friends for decades. What reason would she have to hurt her?" "That's because my mom caught her cheating!" Lucien growled, practically shouting now. "Your mom was scared the truth would come out-so she wanted to shut her up!" "Don't be ridiculous!" Calliope stared at him, completely stunned. "My mom is a good person! She'd never do something like that!" Lucien let out a grim laugh, the corner of his mouth pullin