The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 802

"Ouch, Mom!" Sabrina clearly hadn't expected Lucille to show up so suddenly. She desperately tried to dodge the assault while crying out, "Stop pinching me! It hurts! It hurts!"

Jada quickly jumped in to block her, shouting, "Lucille, stop hitting Sabrina! She came back just to see you and Maxwell. Why are you attacking her the second you see her?"

"Shut your mouth! I haven't even settled the score with you yet! What gives you the right to interrupt? Do you have any say in our family's business? Get the hell out! Sabrina was ruined by people exactly like you!" Lucille turned her ferocious temper on Jada, pointing a sharp finger toward the door as she screamed.

Jada was berated into silence. Her face shifted rapidly between flushed red and stark white before she nervously fiddled with her fingers and walked out of the room.

Sabrina stood before Lucille, her head bowed in submission, too terrified to speak.

"Speak! Who told you to come back! What the hell are you doing here!" Lucille pinched her arm again, demanding furiously.

That pinch was no joke. I could see Lucille was using a tremendous amount of force, and a pang of sympathy made me instinctively stand up.

Sabrina looked up at that exact moment, glancing in my direction. Her eyes were already red, and she bit her lip as she called out, "Selena."

Her voice was thick with tears, carrying a familiar hint of a plea for help.

It was just like when we were kids. Whenever Sabrina got into trouble, Lucille would grab the feather duster. The moment that happened, Sabrina would dive behind me and scream my name.

And I would always shield her from Lucille, even if it meant the feather duster frequently landed on me instead.