Chapter 1394

"I believe Melody played her part," Debra said evenly, "but without your tacit approval, how could she have harmed Claudia so precisely? How could she have imprisoned Claudia so effortlessly?"

She met Jeffrey's gaze unflinchingly. "You know the truth better than anyone. You were the head of the Nichols family. If you wanted, you could have easily saved her."

Jeffrey lost control and slapped her. Blood trickled from the corner of her lips, but her stare never wavered. Claudia used to look at him in the same way.

"Lies." Jeffrey staggered back, his voice fraying. "You know nothing."

"Don't I?" Debra dabbed her mouth. "Search online, and you'll see. Everyone in Seamar City knows about your story. Claudia gave up her career for marriage. What kind of life did she live? There was no makeup and no dancing, just a hollow shell playing housewife."

too? A man who lets his mother brutalize his wife isn't a man

jerked up again, but

seized Jeffrey's wrist in mid-air. "Her injuries haven't

own youthful protectiveness of Claudia, doused Jeffrey's rage. Memories surfaced. No matter what he had done to make it

"She has one day to think about it. Persuade her to reveal the

left, Juan reached toward Debra's bruised

flinched away, leaving his

hand

empty

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