Chapter 222

Lillian Doyle’s face stiffened when she heard that and replied awkwardly, “She should’ve gotten her results by now, but I haven’t asked yet.” Her husband bringing up Vera’s grades right in front of Cassandra? Yeah, that stung—big time. Especially knowing they were about to head to Lexford University for a parent-teacher conference. The more she thought about it, the more she blamed Cassandra. If it weren’t for her, Vera wouldn’t have lost the spotlight. Cassandra only got the invite to the G Nation university banquet because she stepped on Vera to get there. Richard Taylor nodded slightly, catching on to his wife’s barely hidden frustration. So he gently added, “Vera’s always been steady with her studies. I’m sure she did great too.” What sounded like a sincere comment to everyone else felt like a jab to Lillian. All she could hear was: “Sure, Vera did well, but Cassandra outdid her.” And that made her blood boil. Ever since Richard found out about the parent-teacher meeting at Lexford