Chapter 65

For a moment, Marnie forgot where she was. She screamed into the phone, her voice shrill with rage. "Skyler, how disgusting can you be—stooping so low you'd even sleep with a saleswoman like Marceline?" On the other end of the line, silence fell. Instantly, Marceline nearly burst into tears. "Mrs. Woodward, please, let me explain." But Marnie's fury boiled over. She raised the phone and smashed it straight into Marceline's face. Caught off guard, Marceline let out a howl, clutching her nose. "Help! Call an ambulance! She broke my nose!" But no one dared move. Marnie was past reason. She lunged, seizing Marceline by the hair, and slapped her across the face with both hands, left and right. The sharp cracks of palm against skin echoed through the shop. Within seconds, Marceline's face was bloodied. Sensing her life might truly be in danger, Marceline fought back, and the two women soon clawed and thrashed in a vicious brawl. The spectacle drew an even larger crowd, pressing into