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    She continued, “You never measured up to the Dawson family before, and now you’re even further from fitting in. Compared to Ynda, you’re not even in the same league.”


    Christina tilted her head, her smile calm and steady. “Oh? Is that so?”


    “Absolutely!” Katie retorted, unable to hide her irritation at Christina’s calm demeanor. “Ynda’s got a national fashion design award under her belt. What do you have that evenes close?”


    Christina didn’t seem bothered at all. “Why should I even botherparing myself to her?”


    Katie’s voice rose in triumph. “You can’t, that’s why. You’re not even in the running.”


    “That’s not true,” Christina replied softly, a meaningful smile on her lips as she held Katie’s gaze.


    Katie’s eyes narrowed. “What are you getting at?”


    With a yful glint in her eye, Christina leaned in just a bit closer to Katie.


    As Christina stepped closer, Katie’s first instinct was to shield her face and quickly back away. She still rememberedst month’s encounter, where Christina had pped her so hard that her face had swollen. It had taken ages to heal.


    “Rx. I’m not here to hit you,” Christina said, leaning in with a yful glint in her eye. “I just wanted you to know—Ynda could never measure up to me.”


    Katie’s face turned red with anger. “You’re full of it!”


    Katie was itching to p Christina, but fear kept her hands at her sides. Christina’s retaliationst time had been swift and painful. Today was Brendon’s big engagement party. If she started a fight and made a scene, it could jeopardize her family’s business deals.


    After weighing her options, Katie swallowed her fury. Christina simply outmatched her. There was no winning a fight with her.


    “You can brag all you want, but you won’t be so smug for long,” Katie said through clenched teeth.


    Christina kept her tone calm and steady. “I’m afraid you’re wrong.”


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    “Keep dreaming!” Katie eximed, always thrown off bnce by anything Christina said or did.


    As Christina turned to walk past, Katie jumped in front to block her.


    “Where’s your invitation? If you don’t have one, you’re not getting in,” Katie said, arms outstretched to stop her.


    Christina, unfazed, reached into her bag and produced an invitation. “Ynda gave me this herself. She personally invited me to the engagement party.”


    “Let me see that!” Katie snatched the invitation away and looked it over. The invitation was real.


    “Does this reallye from Ynda?” Katie asked, her voice full of doubt. Nothing had been mentioned at home about inviting Christina, and Katie felt a wave of anxiety, worried that Christina might be there to disrupt the event.


    “If you think I’m lying, feel free to ask Ynda yourself,” Christina said calmly, her toneced with confidence.


    Katie narrowed her eyes, skepticism ring. She didn’t believe for a second that Ynda would invite Christina to this celebration.


    Pulling out her phone, Katie dialed Ynda. “Did you invite Christina?” she asked, her voice tight with disbelief.


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