"And you agreed?" I asked and Charlotte nodded.
"I didn't know who he was." Charlotte said and I actually laughed this time. A genuine laugh because the lie was so ridiculous.
"So let me get this straight." I said as I pointed at the photographs.
"You accidentally met a criminal connected to attacks against my business." I said and Charlotte crossed her arms.
"I didn't know." She said.
"You expect anyone to believe that?" I asked and Victoria immediately stepped forward.
"Paige." Victoria said and I looked at her.
"What?" I asked.
"Stop attacking your sister." She said and for a moment I couldn't speak.
The photographs sat right there. The evidence was literally in their hands. And somehow they were still defending her while my mother looked at me with disappointment.
"Charlotte
