Chapter 7. Family Crisis

“How dare you?! The audacity!” She raged as Uncle Pete pulled her away from me. “Let go of me, Pete. Let me teach this gold digger a lesson!”

“Don't touch her, Martha. What is wrong with you?! How could you hit a pregnant girl?” Uncle Pete was not at all happy with how she'd behaved.

Me, on the other hand, could only cry and hold my cheeks. The events of the past two days bore down heavily on me and had me wailing like a baby before everyone.

“Stop that crocodile tears of yours and get out of this house!” Jared's mother, Martha bellowed angrily. “You gold digger! You think I don't know your type. You're out to ruin my son. To ruin his reputation. You want to marry into money, is that it?! I'll teach you never to try to humiliate my son! Do you know who the Johnson family is, you stupid whore?!”

“Enough, Martha! Enough!” Uncle Pete was angry and yelled at her.

I sank back into the chair in pain and despair. When I raised my