Linda leaned forward, suddenly very interested.
“Wait. So my ancient handbag might actually be worth more?”
“How dare you!”
Nobody answered, but several people laughed.
“You’re humiliating your own mother!” Joyce snapped.
“You poured wine on my wife’s wedding dress and told my daughter she didn’t belong in our family. I think we’re a little past worrying about this.”
Joyce opened her mouth, but Colin continued.
That did it.
“You could carry a ten-dollar purse for the rest of your life, I wouldn’t care. But you don’t get to make other people feel worthless because they don’t own expensive things.”
Joyce folded her arms.
“At least my accessories LOOK expensive! At least I understand quality! That girl clearly doesn’t!”
I looked at Paige, still clutching a stained napkin.
Colin continued.
That did it.
There was something Colin didn’t know. And I was finally going to tell him.
