e was this angry. Michelle had

gest rising stars. But the faster her popularity grew, th

those polished, privileged stars, she came from a s

t gotten lucky-that her fame wo

could wear the most expensive designer outfit in the

ly more determined to prov

pride. She dressed up, went straight to G

Story only picked international A-lis

i later photographed them arriving at and leaving a hotel, w

le said she'd slept her way to the top-tha

nce defended

cold answer. "If you didn't do anything wrong, yo

expressions, her posture, her way of talking-

nt. Deep down, she hoped if she worked hard enough,

effort had ended

asty comment. "Forget him. Untold Story is his brand.

ven years. Not once have you gotten any real benefit from being his wife. All you've ever gott

last life flashed through her mind. Then it hit

Jemma Fulton, hurried into the room with panic writ

he hated Emily. If Gavin hadn't insisted on marrying Emily, Ange

ou to keep an eye on Gavin-and this is what happens? That shameless Kaitlyn has him wrapped around her finger, and now he's hande

burned. For a second, she was too stunned to move. Mi

la. Anger made her voice shake. "Emily doesn't decide who your son chooses for his brand. If y

how to keep her husband happy, do you really think Kaitlyn would've had a cha

een the news that morni

d answers, so she'd done what she'd always done instead-gone after

, no matter how unreasonable the older woman became. Once, when Angela needed surgery and refused to let professional caregivers help with

s done indulgin

you think you can?" Emily's voice was steady as she stared Angela down. "Who gave you the right to put your hands on me? Gavin is a grown man

k and stared at Emily in shock. "You actu

dy getting divorced. I used to put up with you because you were my mother-in-law-but not anymore. If you wa

, stunned by what she'd heard.

ing her time to recover. She took out h

get his mother. But instead

all sweetness. "Why do you keep finding excuses to call

nything but innocent. Now that Gavin had started the div

ding the old woman back while she kept screaming and trying to break loose. When Emily spoke again, her voice

ound by Emily, especially now. After a beat, she answered with pure smugne

h in his very first words. "What do you want this time? We

before this gets any worse." Emily ended the call immedi

een minutes later. K

. The fat, greasy man came rushing over like

immediately started fussing over Gavin, pouring coffee himself, grinning ear to

are him so much

Now she smoothed her clothes and put on the act of a refined society lady again. "Gavin, tell me wh

w exactly where every

en she and Gavin were ge

action shoot, a wire snapped and Emily crashed to the floor. Gavin panicked the second he heard. He dropped

ents still felt clo

o many painful ones. What once made her smile now seemed d

s no goi

nswer became painfully clear to her.

lyn, making her meaning im

into the timid, harmless role she

pset, Gavin softened-ready

urned to Angela. "Mom, leave Emily alone. S