But before Janiya could do so, I caught her by the wrist with one hand and slapped her hard with the other.
Her face slowly turned red.
“Debra, you fucking bitch! How dare you Lay a finger on me? Don’t you know who the fuck I am?” Janiya covered her cheek and shrieked at me, her pretty face contorted in anger.
I pretended to recognize her all of a sudden and gasped in surprise.
“Janiya, is that you? Oh, my God! I’m so sorry. You look so much older than before, so I didn’t recognize you just now. I thought you were just some crazy woman who broke in to make trouble.”
“What did you just say to me, you bitch?”
Janiya was so angry that she raised her hand to slap me.
Angela’s Library
But before she could make a move, I warned her lightly, “This is the mayor’s office. Everyone’s watching. Aren’t you worried about your image?”
Only then did Janiya notice that many employees were staring straight at us.
She was so embarrassed that her face turned red and she quickly withdrew her hand.
“I’m here to discuss something important with Adam,” Janiya said through gritted teeth. “And I’m sure that Caleb will be coming as well.
I’m warning you-you’d better not come to the meeting room later, or else I won’t let you go!”
“Okay.”
I pretended to obey her, but truth be told, I wanted to know what was going to happen at the meeting.
Now that Janiya and Caleb had fallen out, it wouldn’t be easy for Caleb to buy the town.
Today’s meeting would definitely be very interesting.
After Janiya stormed off, I patted Sally’s arm and said, “It’s okay,
Sally. I slapped her for you; an eye for an eye. I’ll go and find some ice for your face. It’ll lessen the swelling.” ©
Sally’s eyes were red from fighting back tears. She was so angry that she wanted to cry. Although her family wasn’t rich or powerful, her parents had raised her lovingly. She had never been beaten Like this
“Debra, Janiya’s one crazy bitch. How’d you put up with her before?”
Sally looked at me aggrievedly.
I squeezed her hand reassuringly and said, “I’ve been through a lot.
Dealing with her was nothing to me. Sally, in this world, nothing’s more important than your own life, okay? Always remember that.”
“Is that so?”
At this time, Caleb’s low voice came from behind me.
