Chapter 80

Louise wasn't the least bit shaken by the woman jabbing a finger in her face. Instead, a faint smirk tugged at her lips as she grabbed that pointed finger with a grip that felt chilly to the touch. "Listen, genius," she said coolly, "maybe tell your mom to go for a second child. The first one-aka you-clearly didn't turn out right. But hey, with modern medicine, she might get it right this time." She didn't even know who this weird woman was, and honestly, Edgar was so far off her radar it wasn't even funny. Seriously though, how messed up did someone's judgment have to be to think she still had feelings for Edgar? "Pfft. Hahaha! But like, what if the second one's a mess too?" Ava chimed in with a chuckle. "Guess Mayor Russell's only option would be a surrogate at that point." When it came to clapping back, Ava wasn't backing down one bit-she might even have a sharper edge than Louise. "Louise, let her go," Edgar said, panic creeping into his voice as he noticed Emma growing paler by th