“What?” Lydia put her hands over her mouth to reduce her shock. “Why would Ethan do that?”
“It must be that b***h. She must have called him to come over there and meet her, over some flimsy excuse.”
Vanessa was fuming and she started pacing the room.
"Lydia, we need to step up our game," Vanessa snapped. "That little upstart thinks she can just waltz into Ethan’s life and disrupt everything. I won’t stand for it."
Lydia bit her lip, hesitant. "Vanessa, are you sure this is the right way to handle things? Ethan obviously cares about Sophie, and if we push too hard, it might backfire."
Vanessa's eyes flashed with anger. "I don’t care. Sophie needs to understand her place. Get those internet trolls to ramp up their attacks. I want her reputation ruined."
Lydia nodded reluctantly, knowi
