Lost Me, Gained Regret (Jane and Bryant Ferguson) novel Chapter 286

Susan burst into the office, her chest still heaving slightly from her rush, clearly anxious.

Anyone could see at a glance how much she cared for her daughter, Dorothy.

It was like she was protecting her most precious treasure.

Upon seeing her pillar of support arrive, Dorothy pouted, looking on the verge of tears, "Mom, I felt bad for her because she just got divorced. I came to help out with her business, and she teams up with her friend to call me a dog!"

Susan's brows furrowed, her eyes narrowing in anger as she turned to me, "Jane, don't push your luck! Apologize to my daughter!"

"It's clear the apple doesn't fall far from the tree."

Christine couldn't stand it any longer, "What do you mean, 'bite the hand that feeds' her? Who begged your daughter to patronize our business? I told her we didn't want her order, but she wouldn't leave us alone!"

"And who are you to speak to me?" Susan said disdainfully, her gaze landing on me with a threatening air, "Jane, I let it slide last time for your sake, but if she can't keep her mouth shut today, I'll make sure she disappears from RiverCity."

Christine, who doesn't take well to threats, flared up even more, "You think you're all that...?"

"Chris!" I cut her off sharply, reluctantly speaking up, "Stop, just go back to the office and wait for me!"

I wasn't worried about myself, but I feared for Christine's safety.

The Myers mother-daughter duo, they weren’t the most cunning, but certainly vicious, their words made me dare not gamble with Christine's safety.

Christine resisted, "I'll stay here with you..."

"Go wait for me!"

Dorothy had come looking for trouble, and now with Susan joining in, the two of them loved to throw their weight around.

If Christine stayed, she surely wouldn't be able to hold her tongue and would explode.

I forcibly pushed her into the office, despite her protests.