Playing the Stepmother

After Vanessa pushed the door to the receptionist area open, she didn't hesitate to make herself comfortable. She leaned over and placed Stella's phone on the table before she gave Stella a provocative look.

"Miss Mercer, you can ignore me. But Declan will never see you without my consent," Vanessa said as she sat cross-legged, totally portraying the attitude of being the Vances' head of the house