"What else can I do? If I want to stop people from gossiping, I have to pretend to be on friendly terms with Yvonne. I'm not going to air our family's dirty laundry out in public."

Although Katie had always thought that Thomas and the others would lose to Yvonne purely because they were dumb, she'd never considered Yvonne worthy of being her rival. Yet now she'd found herself defeated by Yvonne.

She knew she needed to learn more about Yvonne. She couldn't go against Yvonne head-on unless she had any leverage against her. Katie had worked hard to get where she was; she wasn't going to let that ugly bitch ruin it all. All she needed to do was stay low for a while. She'd have a lot of opportunities to hit back in the future!

When Thomas heard Katie's response, he thought that she was concerned about the bigger picture and trying not to embarrass their family. Little did he know that Katie was just looking out for herself. He felt extremely relieved. "Katie, I'm sorry you had to go thr