Chapter 192: In A Heartbeat
At Meyer Residence
"I can’t believe Alexander got himself involved in a scandal like this! Mom, did you know about it?" Alyssa exclaimed as soon as she stepped through the door.
She frowned upon seeing her mother gathering her belongings. "Are you going somewhere?"
"I’ll be back. I’m just going to check on your Uncle Rock," Ava replied, glancing at her daughter.
"Can I come? Is that woman there? I want to see her! I can’t believe Alexander married without even informing the whole family," Alyssa pouted. "And Carla called. She’s been crying and asking me—"
Ava abruptly turned to her daughter, scolding, "You don’t dare involve yourself in your cousin’s affairs! They’re old enough to handle it. Also, you need to cut back on your communication with Carla. She’s already out of the picture, and Xander won’t like it if he finds out you’re feeding her nonsense information."
"So, you knew all this time about Xander’s marriage?! Mom! How could you not tell me? I could have informed Carla—"
Alyssa pressed her lips together as her mother shot her a glare.
"Focus on your studies and stop involving yourself in gossip!" Ava snapped. Alyssa was twenty-one, their only daughter, and Ava realized she and her husband had made the mistake of spoiling her.