After I Stopped Loving Him novel Chapter 1116

To claw her way to the top, Deborah relied on pure shamelessness. She didn't care what people said about her; words couldn't draw blood.

Jordan glared at her fiercely.

Deborah glared right back, refusing to back down.

Mandy, who had been terrified out of her wits moments ago, saw her sister's righteous indignation. Remembering that Natalie had started the fight and dealt her some heavy blows as well, Mandy's fear ebbed. Her hands and feet finally stopped trembling.

Soon after, Jackson arrived, followed by Natalie's parents and her brother, Grant Gates.

The moment Grant spotted Deborah, he lunged forward, raising a hand to slap her, but the police intercepted him.

Jackson instinctively shielded his wife. His expression darkened. "Grant, you're throwing punches before we even know what happened. Natalie's arrogance is entirely the result of your family spoiling her."

"Right or wrong, you coddle her and excuse her behavior. That's exactly why she keeps making these catastrophic mistakes and acting so outrageously out of line. She's turning the Lane family upside down."

"Jackson," Grant snapped, "your wife put my sister in the hospital, and you're telling me I'm in the wrong? What exactly did Natalie do? How is she being unreasonable?"

"It takes two to tango. If your wife hadn't pulled some dirty trick, Natalie never would have laid a hand on her."

Deborah tugged at Jackson's shirt, looking the picture of misery. "Jackson, please, let's not fight with them. Let's wait for the doctor. What happened tonight... it was Mandy's and my fault too."

"If Natalie wanted to hit us, we should have just let her. We shouldn't have said a word. She clearly hates the sight of us, and she started swinging before we even spoke. That's on us. We should have spoken up."

"Natalie beat my sister up so badly, her hands must be sore. When she comes home from the hospital, we'll have to make her a nice pot of bone broth to nurse her hands. That way, she'll have more energy to beat me next time."

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