Chapter 67

Before Chelsea could finish her sentence, a bodyguard shoved her roughly back into her seat. She cried out in pain, and Jeremy snapped, "Touch her again and see what happens!" The bodyguard raised his fist. Mildred grabbed a small flowerpot from the doorway and hurled it without hesitation. The pot hit the bodyguard square on the wrist, making him stumble back. It shattered across the floor, even startling Pearl. "Mildred, what do you think you're doing?" Pearl shouted. Mildred dusted her hands off and walked up to Pearl. She said icily, "What else? I'm here to watch the circus." Without waiting for a response, she stepped past Pearl and positioned herself beside Jeremy and Chelsea, facing the guards directly. "If any of you dare lay another finger on these two, I promise the hand of yours won't be of any further use," Mildred threatened. The guard was still reeling from the pain in his wrist, and the cold sharpness in Mildred's gaze made him freeze. Pearl slammed her hand on t