Janiya’s suspicious gaze darted between me and Caleb. In the end, she couldn’t bottle up her temper. “Debra, I’m telling you-don’t even think about getting Caleb! If I can’t have him, no one can!”
I paused momentarily, stunned speechless by Janiya’s sudden outburst.
Did the meeting go that badly that she felt the need to vent her anger on me?
I didn’t intend on being Janiya’s punching bag, so I turned around to leave.
But Janiya wasn’t satisfied. Like a rabid dog, she lashed out at me relentlessly.
“Know your fucking place, Debra! Your mother’s nothing but a prostitute. You don’t deserve Caleb!”
My blood boiled in an instant.
Not only did this damned Janiya insult me, but she went so far as to insult my mother!
I couldn’t stand it! No one could talk about my mother like that!
I turned around and glared at Janiya coldly.
Since Janiya was so afraid of Caleb and I getting together, I decided to make her worst nightmare a reality.
With a relaxed smile, I raised my eyebrows and said, “Oh, but you’re wrong, Janiya. I can have Caleb as Long as I want him.”
“Bullshit! Dream on, bitch!” Janiya roared and didn’t believe what I said at all.
“Oh? Don’t you know who paid for the ring we both wanted in the jewelry store? It wasn’t Riley; it was Caleb. He bought the ring for me.
A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y
As I spoke, I smiled at her complacently.
Janiya was shell-shocked. She slowly turned to gawk at Caleb in disbelief.
“You bought her the ring in the jewelry store?”
Caleb nodded without hesitation. “Yup.”
Angry and confused, Janiya flew into a fit of rage. “Caleb, you might not care about where Debra came from, but you should know something-she has a daughter!”
She looked at me with resentment and anger, spewing nothing but hatred my way.
“Debra’s a fucking slut. She doesn’t deserve you at all!”
Janiya seemed both anxious and enraged, as though she couldn’t believe that Caleb would be so foolish as to like someone like me.
However, Caleb didn’t seem to care about it at all. On the contrary, he defended me firmly. “Janiya, I don’t care about Debra’s past at all.
And I’m more than willing to accept her daughter. I love her, and to me, she’s the most honorable woman in the world.”
I had to admit that even I was shocked by Caleb’s words
