I Walked Away And He Lost His Mind (Zephyra) novel Chapter 59

Even Jacob looked nervous, his eyes fixed on me. But I remained calm. "You just graduated from college, you don't have a job, you have no income, yet you're treating your friends to a meal at a restaurant that costs three hundred dollars a person. For the four of you, that's at least twelve hundred dollars. Where did you get that kind of money? If I had to guess, since you're living at my house, you probably stole it from my father."

The expressions on the faces of the other girls changed. They looked at Antonia differently now.

"That's ridiculous!" Antonia shouted, defiant. "This is my allowance from my mother! I know your mother died early and you don't get an allowance, but that doesn't mean I don't!"

At the mention of my mother, a fire ignited in my chest. My eyes blazed with a cold fury that could have torn Antonia to shreds. Anyone in the world could mention my mother and I wouldn't be angry, but when my father, Janice, or Antonia did, it filled me with a profound disgust.

"Of course your mother has money. She's been a mistress for twenty years. The money her sugar daddy gives her, the bags he buys her—what she spends in a month is probably more than what my mother spent in her entire life. The original wife must have suffered greatly for the mistress to live so lavishly, so shamelessly. And for the mistress's daughter to be out here, pretending to be a princess, eating thousand-dollar meals."

"You—" Antonia looked as if I had struck a nerve. She stammered, "My mother and Mr. Jones are just close friends! My mother is not a mistress!"

"Oh?" I looked at Antonia, a cold smile on my lips. "I never mentioned who your mother was a mistress to, but you brought up my father. It seems you know more than you're letting on."

Antonia had clearly walked right into my trap. She wasn't very bright to begin with, and now she was so flustered she couldn't think straight. Her breathing became rapid and shallow. She turned to her friends. "She's slandering me! Are you just going to stand there? Do something!"

I glanced at the other girls. They looked guilty and quickly made excuses to leave, abandoning Antonia.

"You… you all! And after everything I've done for you!" Antonia was livid. She turned back to me, her eyes wild with rage, and swung her hand to slap me.

"I never mentioned who your mother was a mistress to, but you brought up my father. It seems you know more than you're letting on."

The color drained from Antonia's face. She stared at me, her eyes full of hatred. "Zephyra, you recorded me! You're so despicable!"

I sneered. "I never claimed to be a good person. If I'm despicable, so be it. Listen to me, Antonia. Your mother has stayed out of the spotlight for all these years for a reason. If this recording gets to my father, I guarantee you'll get at least one slap across the face."

Antonia gritted her teeth. I continued, "I'm giving you two choices. One, I send this recording to your mother, my father, and a few of the company's shareholders. You can imagine the consequences yourself. I'm not interested in spelling them out for you. Two, you apologize. To me, and to Jacob."