Chapter 21

That single, decisive word stunned both Chris and Mary into silence. "You… What did you just say?" Chris's face turned red with fury. "I knew it, you're just an ungrateful brat!" It was a phrase that Wendy had heard so many times that it had practically engraved itself into her bones. From her childhood until now, "ungrateful brat" was the insult most frequently hurled at her. "You want me to lose control, get angry, and make a scene so everyone takes your side and condemns me? Or are you hoping I'll feel guilty and give in, so I'll protect Jenna for you?" Wendy's voice was quiet and calm, laced with a lifeless questioning. Yet no matter what she said, she was always at fault in the eyes of Chris and Mary. "What's the point of saying all this..." Before Chris could finish, someone stepped in front of Wendy, blocking her from view. "This matter hasn't even been concluded yet. The police haven't even said anything and, as her parents, you come in and blindly accuse Dr. Sanders? Are