But Blanche’s tone didn’t soften much.

“You know your health condition. Why don’t you save some energy? No one asked her to protect anybody. As if we couldn’t even afford a bodyguard! She just wanted to show off and to Let everyone know how capable she was.”

With his eyes closed, Griffin leaned back on the sofa to steady his breathing. After a long while, he opened his eyes and looked at his daughter, who was still sulking.

“Do you remember the time when you were kidnapped? Think about how Debbie saved you.”

Portia quieted down, her hands clenched into fists.

“I didn’t ask her to save me. She made that decision on her own. Just Like what my mom said, she just wanted to show off.”

That year, Debbie and Hayden were only friends. They hadn’t started dating yet. In an attempt to save Portia, she was beaten up so badly by a bunch of kidnappers that her Life hung by a thread. But those men were still not leaving her alone. When they were about to rape her, the police came and saved her, who was dying.

scolded Portia for hanging out with

was in the hospital that Hayden first told Debbie that he

anything yet, and every month, he depended on pocket money from his parents. The only thing he bought for Debbie that day was a rose, which Debbie gladly accepted, and that was how

almost had a heart attack. He tried to contain his

this time. If a wrong is avenged with another wrong, there would be no end to it,” he persuaded

family to get involved in. But given that Emmett had

between her and Debbie, nobody would be able to save

massaging her stinging face,

she had already made a

getting more and more arrogant. This has to come

he watched Debbie fall asleep. Then he got

happened

off when the incoming call from Carlos shook him wide awake. For the hundredth time, he thanked fate for his not having a girlfriend. Otherwise,

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