Chapter 194

LYDIA’S POV

Even with the entire restaurant staring and my sharp warning hanging in the air, Cassian’s mother did not back down. Instead of walking away to save face, she let out a loud, mocking laugh that echoed off the high ceilings.

She looked around at the wealthy diners and then snapped her eyes back to me, her expression twisting into something deeply malicious.

"Oh, don't you lecture me abo