It appeared that Luciana had just learned of her return.

Matteo tried to interject. "Please, ma'am. Miss Foster has been looking after Mr. Dixon for the last few days, and he's been aware of her return."

"Get out of my way!" Luciana's outburst was too much for Matteo to manage. "You can't even look after your boss properly. What good are you as an assistant?"

Matteo chose not to answer back, silently taking the criticism. After all, this woman was Mitchel's mother.

Having berated Matteo, Luciana then turned her anger toward Raegan, throwing her purse at Raegan while sharply demanding, “And you, leave now!"

Raegan dodged the purse, a chill surfacing in her eyes. This side of Luciana was unfamiliar to her. Luciana's unruly actions were a far cry from the refined lady in her memory.

Raegan hadn't responded to the slap because she acknowledged that Mitchel's injury was indeed her fault. She could sympathize with a mother's anguish over her child, but that didn't mean she would accept being treated poorly. "Mrs. Dixon, I'm staying until Mitchel wakes up. We can either get along, or you can go."

Luciana was livid, struggling to keep her rage in check. "What gives you the right? You're just someone my son got over, and now you're telling me to leave?"

Every word hit Raegan like a bullet. This was, after all, a woman she had once been fond of, who had once treated her kindly, like a mother.

Raegan decided to stay out of a shouting match with Luciana, wanting to keep things quiet for Mitchel's sake. She turned to Matteo, asking, "Matteo, can you help her calm down? Let's keep it down."

Matteo nodded, trying to soothe Luciana. "Ma'am, Mr. Dixon needs his rest. Why don't you take a little break, and I'll let you know as soon as he wakes up?"

"Why do I have to go?" Luciana retorted. "If anyone should leave, it's her, the outsider. I'm his mother, after all."

“However, Mr. Dixon made it clear he wanted Miss Foster here," Matteo explained. "He won't be happy if he learns Miss Foster is mistreated.”

Luciana hesitated, aware that crossing Mitchel could backfire. Their rocky relationship made her think twice. But then she remembered the prediction from a fortune-teller. "I'm not going anywhere. She's the one who should leave. She brings bad luck to Mitchel."

Advancing, Luciana attempted to push Raegan away, shouting, "Stay away from my son. Don't even get near him!"

Raegan, caught off guard, tripped but managed to catch herself on a table.

Matteo quickly stepped in to help her.

Cheers erupted from outside just then. A man dressed in a black suit walked in, his voice dripping with sarcasm. “Quite the show we have here."

Luciana's attitude changed the moment she saw the man. “Why are you here?" she demanded.

The man brushed off her question and walked straight up to Raegan.