In turn, Cordy’s fury rose and she shot back, "How should I know?!'
Cordy knew she shouldn’t be throwing a fit when Nana was this weak, but Nana kept eating the cake despite knowing her own allergy. That was Nana's own fault!
"Who told you to give it to her without asking? She's physically different, get it?!" Lucas kept yelling at her regardless, albeit over a different reason.
"I didn't give it to her. She asked for it!" Cordy lost her cool for some reason, though she certainly didn’t want to take it lying down when she was unjustly framed.
"She asked for it? When she knows that her allergy could stop her heart?!" Lucas kept screaming, uncaring for her words. "Do you know about her congenital heart defect? That her allergy could trigger it? Are you saying that she wanted to die when she asked for that cake?!"
Cordy bit her lip, confused why Nana would play around when her own life was at stake.
Was Nana that eager to fill her belly? Even if it meant dying?!
Lucas was still dead set that Cordy was at fault, and wasn’t giving her an inch at all despite so many people watching. "You must have given it to her, and she felt uncomfortable refusing it! Isn't that right?!"
Sean finally had enough of Lucas’s actions. He spoke out sharply, "Cordy only recently returned to our fold. She doesn't know about Nana's condition."
Jesse spoke up too, and was naturally siding with his own. "I forgot to tell her about Nana."
Even Jean quickly tried to calm things down. "Lucas is just worried. It's been a while since anything like this happened to Nana—Cordy can't be blamed for what she doesn't know. She'll just have to watch up next time."
Despite her words, it was easy to hear the accusing edge in Jean's voice.
Cordy was going to defend herself, but Sean tugged at her sleeve and stopped her.
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