Misplaced Confidence

When news of Tobias's upcoming engagement broke, Paula couldn't help but tear up right in front of Vanessa, her voice trembling with frustration and resentment.

She choked out, her tone bitter and resentful, "I'm supposed to be the future sister-in-law of the Bancroft Group! Why her? She's some nobody from the sticks working as a secretary.

"How could Tobias want someone with neither pedigree nor