Vera Xavier, at the end of her rope, reached out and tried to pinch Nathaniel Nathan's waist. But his body was all lean muscle, and her fingers slipped, robbing the gesture of any real force.
Nathaniel Nathan just arched an eyebrow and smiled, his eyes glinting with smug satisfaction.
Vera Xavier ground her teeth at his expression, but he just changed the subject. "So, can you tell me your plan?"
The question might have seemed to come out of nowhere, but Vera Xavier knew he was asking about her plan for dealing with Susan Caldwell.
Vera Xavier smiled. "There isn't much of a plan. If I had to sum it up, it would be a single word: crush."
Nathaniel Nathan looked at her. Her chin was tilted up, her eyes brimming with confidence and pride. "I'm going to crush her under my heel, completely and utterly. I'll show her that even if I'm not a daughter of the Caldwell Family, even as just Vera Xavier, I can still grind that phony Caldwell heiress into the dust."
