Chapter 495

Mia turned her face away. Her mother wasn’t wrong. Why hadn’t she thought of that? Blanche, standing not far from them, lowered her head, choosing silence. The air in the room grew heavy. Mia clenched the edge of her towel, her fingers trembling.

“If that happens, you won’t need to hide,” Naomi continued. “You should start getting used to being in front of people. Do you understand?”

Mia drew in