Chapter: 1029

Regina's voice sharpened. "Yolanda, know your place. Caden helped you out of obligation, nothing more. You're not even his friend now, so what right do you have to make a scene?"

Yolanda's patience snapped. “And what right do you have to lecture me?"

Regina's composure faltered for a moment. “I'm your mother, Yolanda."

Yolanda's expression twisted with bitterness. "You think you deserve that title? A real mother wouldn't side with others to humiliate her own daughter!"

The tension crackled through the air.