These past few days, Emma had been showing up on set almost daily. Each time, she made a beeline for Liliana, leading everyone to assume the two women had some sort of rtionship.


    But after overhearing her just now, people realized they''d gotten it all wrong. Emma wasn''t here for Liliana at all-she was actually Finnian''s mother?


    Suddenly, the crew remembered that Twitter ount that had caused a stir not long ago.<fn3821> Get full chapters from F?ndNovel</fn3821>


    Someone iming to be Finnian''s mother had gone online and publicly trashed Amara, even sparking a trending topic. The Everly family eventually stepped in and got the posts taken down, but the incident had left an impression.


    So what was happening now? Why was Mr. Everly''s mother here in person, hurling even nastier insults at Amara?


    All eyes turned to Amara, who stood frozen at the lounge doorway, her expression strained. Some people looked on with mocking amusement, others with a touch of pity.


    Amara never expected Emma to air her grievances so publicly. The humiliation stung, but Emma was hardlying off any better-after all, behaving like a spiteful shrew in front of a crowd was hardly dignified.


    She found herself thinking again about how much Kevin Everly seemed to despise his own son and daughter-inw. With family like this, maybe their unpoprity wasn''t so undeserved after all.


    The room had fallen to an awkward, suffocating silence. Emma turned to re at Amara, a cold, triumphant smile twisting her lips.


    "You see?" she sneered. "I''ve exposed your shameless behavior for everyone to see. Don''t you dare show your face at the Everly house again-you''re not wee, and frankly, no one wants you there."


    Emma''s contempt couldn''t have been clearer. Everyone stood rooted to the spot, trying to figure out what on earth was going on.


    It was like some soap-opera family feud had spilled out into the open, and the crew couldn''t help but revel in the drama-even if Amara was clearly the one getting humiliated.


    "Mrs. Everly, please, that''s enough."


    At that moment, Liliana glided gracefully across the set and stopped at Emma''s side.


    She slipped her arm gently through Emma''s, a gesture that was bothforting and a clear show of solidarity.


    Then she turned to Amara, her smile


    polite. "Ms. Sullivan, Mrs. Everly


    means no harm. She''s just concerned-since you and Finn are divorced, it might not be appropriate for you to keep visiting the Everly estate so often. It doesn''t reflect well on you, or the family''s reputation." She only wanted to give you some advice."


    Just moments ago, Emma''s outburst had shocked everyone with its sheer vitriol, but most people hadn''t even listened to the details Now, Liliana''s measured, elegant words, gave everyone paused Suddenly, the logic seemed hard to argue with-after all, Amara and Finnian were divorced. Was it really


    proper for her to keep going back to the Everly home?


    Almost instantly, the looks directed at Amara changed, curiosity and judgment flickering in people''s eyes.


    Amara caught the shift in the air, her lips curling into a cold, wry smile.


    Liliana''s words sounded considerate


    on the surface, but all she''d really


    done was highlight the fact that


    Amara still visited her ex-husband''s


    family, without so much as


    mentioning why. By omitting the


    reason, she''d nted a


    seed-making it easy for people to assume, just like Emma, that Amara was the kind of woman who couldn''t let go, who kept bothering her ex''s family and deserved to be disliked. Liliana''s maniptive finesse was impressive.


    Too bad for her, Amara wasn''t about to let the lie slide. She stepped forward, lifting her chin.


    "Liliana, you really are something. Maybe the others don''t know why I keep going to the Everly estate-but you do, don''t you?"