As if on cue, law enforcement entered the venue.

Katie paled instantly, her voice a hiss between clenched teeth.

"You'll regret this!"

Reagan said, "I do harbor remorse. I regret not gathering myself sooner, allowing you to face consequences earlier."

"I haven't done anything wrong!" Katie remained composed, unfazed by the police's arrival. "You believe this will restrain me? I, too, am a victim of Mr. Gomez.

Raegan fixed her gaze on the woman who claimed affection for Mitchel and queried deliberately, “For all the atrocious deeds you've committed, are they truly motivated by love?"

Katie scoffed disdainfully. Drawing near to Raegan's ear, she whispered in a voice audible only to them, "Indeed, it's because I love him. It's your fault. You shouldn't have taken the man I cherished!"

"Katie, in reality, the one you hold dearest is yourself." Raegan uttered icily, "Your affection is truly pathetic!"

"Who do you think you are to judge my life?" Katie's voice rose to a hysterical shriek, her words spilling out uncontrollably. “If not for you, Mitchel would have fallen for me!"

From a young age, Katie had a deep crush on Mitchel. She once disguised herself as a boy just to get close to Mitchel.

When Mitchel uncovered Katie's trick, she laughed it off as just a playful experiment, trying to see life from a different angle.

Though her story seemed plausible, Mitchel kept his distance from Katie since then, his attitude unchanged.

Driven by her obsession, Katie concocted a more dramatic story. She claimed she was an exile, banished by her own father, hoping to gain Mitchel's sympathy. Her bold moves were proof of how desperately she wanted his attention.

Yet, Katie was careful not to overstep, afraid to push Mitchel away.

While living overseas, Katie kept tabs on Mitchel, aware of every woman who came into his life. None seemed important to her.

In Katie's estimation, Mitchel's kindness toward Lauren was just out of gratitude and obligation. Raegan was just a minor blip in Katie's mind. Even Lauren, not truly a lover, ended up causing a rift that led to Raegan's divorce from Mitchel.

Katie didn't pay much attention to someone as seemingly insignificant as Raegan. Little did she know, the very woman she dismissed would be the one for whom Mitchel would eventually risk everything.

Katie's fingers clenched tightly as a surge of fierce jealousy lit up her eyes. It was an emotion so intense that it threatened to engulf her entirely. It was Raegan's natural ability to capture Mitchel's devoted love that sparked such bitter jealousy in Katie.

Clenching her jaw, Katie snapped, “This is all your fault!"

Raegan replied with annoying calmness, “You're wrong. Even if I hadn't entered the picture, Mitchel would never have fallen for you."