Seraphina's POV
Max's lips pressed into a thin line. He looked like he had something more to say, but was too stunned to speak.
"And either way… the Lancasters are my family," I continued, not letting him believe anything based on rumors and half-assed assumptions. "I have every right to use their money if I want to. Fake people always feel the need to show off what doesn't belong to them… but real ones?" I shrugged. "They don't need to sing an epic for people to know who they are."
Max stared at me, he was completely thrown off guard. "Are you… Saying you're the real heiress of the Lancaster family? And Melissa's the fake?"
I tilted my head and smirked. "You said it yourself. Congratulations on finally enhancing your knowledge."
"But… I heard you forced your way into the family," he said, still denying to believe in my truth and going on with the rumors.