Chapter 224

Christina's POV "You don't get to tell me who she is," Hudson said, his voice ice-cold. "Hudson! You can't be serious!" Gwendolyn's voice hit a pitch that made Akira flatten her ears inside my head. "We're your family. She's no one! You're letting some gold-digging brat twist you around her finger! You think she's sweet, but she's manipulative. She uses your name like a badge and your money like her own. That design competition? Please. Everyone knows she won it because of you." "Enough!" I wished I had something to throw at her. "When I entered that competition, no one knew who I was. Not as Hudson's wife. If I wanted to rig it, I'd have needed a name to flash, and I didn't use his. You think I throw Hudson's name around in public? Fine. Name one time. Where? When? Who heard it?" She stared at me, blinking rapidly. Her lips twitched like she was fishing for a response, but she just exhaled through her nose. "You're quick with rumors, but you choke on facts," I continued. "Don't waste