"I... I..." Evelyn sputtered, unable to get a full sentence out.

"Enough!" Mark suddenly exploded, disappointment written all over his face as he turned to Nova. "Nova, how can you be so cruel? Evelyn's still your elder. How can you treat her like this?"

Nova let out a cold laugh and shot back at Mark, "Elder? Really? When has she ever acted like one? You all know what she's done to my mom, and to me. And now you dare to judge me? That's just ridiculous!"

Mark's face turned ...