“I won’t be a member of this wretched family soon, anyway. Whatever happens to you in the aftermath is none of my business!”
“ALL right.” Hannah spoke up in a cold voice.
“Call the police if that’s what you really want. If you want to ruin your reputation and let everyone in Hoijery know about it, then be my guest.”
She knew that Christy was too ambitious to risk her image being tarnished. When a moment past and Christy still did nothing, Hannah narrowed her eyes.
“Oh, do you need me to call the police for you?”
Christy’s arrogance abated, if only a little, but she still refused to back down.
“Since you don’t want this matter getting out to the public, then I won’t call the police! But you must tell Byrum the truth, once and for all!”
“Grandpa already believes that you are the culprit!” Johanna retorted.
“Why do you insist on letting me take the blame?”
Christy’s eyes grew wide in a mix of rage and disbelief.
“Is that so?!
Then let’s settle this here and now! It’s either you or me, bitch!”
“Okay! Do you think I’m scared of you, you-“
Slap!
Before Johanna could finish cussing Christy out, a sound slap landed on her face and sent her crashing to the floor.
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“ARE”
Hannah stood before her, shaking her hand as if she was flinging dust off her skin.
“You still refuse to repent?” she chided.
Johanna raised her head and glared.
“Why should I? I didn’t do anything wrong!”
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Everyone heard the familiar sound of the walking stick hitting the ground.
“Grandpa, Grandma.” Jalen turned around saw Byrum and Tinsley. He immediately stepped forward to help them.
Byrum looked down at Johanna with a forbidding expression.