Chloe lifted her chin, acting like she''d made the brightest decision ever.


    Rowena thought it waspletely ridiculous. Chloe ignored her grandson, Zachary, for a baby that wasn''t even born yet. How could she be so foolish? But Rowena wasn''t about to set Chloe straight. "Something''s off about the way you''re treating Steven," Rowena said.


    "What''s wrong with that?" Chloe asked.


    "Well, if you really cared about him, wouldn''t you treat Annalise better, too? When you love someone, you usually care about the people they care about."


    Chloe waved it off. "I''ve just never liked Annalise, that''s all. Now that I''ve got a new daughter-inw, I treat her like a princess. No issues there."


    "You might not like her, but you didn''t have to make her life harder. Clearly, we see this differently. What do you think about posting our conversation online and letting everyone else weigh in?" Rowena suggested. Chloe shifted, clearly ufortable. "Probably not the best idea. This is a private conversation."


    "You don''t want it online?" Jasmine teased. "Sounds like you''re too afraid to own up to what you said. Does that mean you''re just trying to throw us off? Deep down, you know you''re in the wrong, right?"


    "How shady," Rowena said. "So that''s what you''re up to-telling us all these things to get us to fight with our families while you just sit back and watch."


    "No, that''s not it!" Chloe protested. "If you really don''t believe me, go ahead and post it. I only stopped you because I didn''t think other people needed to know our business."


    Rowena shot a quick look at Jasmine. Jasmine smiled. "Alright, I''ll post it right now."


    Rowena''s house had security cameras. Jasmine quickly clipped the footage of their conversation and posted it.


    When she was done, she turned to Rowena. "Let''s go."


    Rowena linked her arm with Jasmine''s and turned to Chloe with a cool but polite smile. "We''ve got some errands to run, so we won''t be bringing you along."


    Chloe jumped up. "That''s fine. I''ve got other things to do anyway."


    Rowena watched Chloe walk out.


    As soon as the door closed,


    Jasmine shook her head. "You were


    right. She''s unbelievably cruel. I mean, if she really can''t stand her


    daughter-inw, she could Jud


    living together. Yet, she treated her like that."


    Rowena nodded. "Exactly. It''s a new world, and she''s bragging about how Steven listens to her. No surprise Pelham Group can''t grow."


    "Chloe''s mindset is stuck in the past, and Steven just lets his mom call all the shots. No wonder hispany isn''t doing well," Jasmine said.


    Rowena briefly thought about Zane He was always independent, making his own decisions. That was what had driven hispany to the top where few could reach.


    Jasmine nodded. "So, we should just stay away from Chloe. We don''t want to stoop to her level."


    Rowena totally agreed. She had no interest in bing like Chloe, so she was more than happy to keep her distance for good.


    After the video was posted, everyone


    who


    start how smug Chloe was


    wonder if she was just


    putting on an act. Otherwise, how


    could anyone be that nast