Chapter 79

As soon as the words left my mouth, the whole hospital room went dead silent. My uncle and Jordan just stared at me, completely dumbfounded. They’d both wanted to step in and say something for me earlier, but clearly didn’t expect me to snap back like that—it was like I left them no room to talk. And my mother-in-law? She looked like she’d just been hit by a truck. Her hands were shaking, her face cycling between red and green with rage, finger pointed at me, yet not a single word came out. I had a feeling she'd never heard me use that kind of language before. All the times I’d talked back to her before, I still tried to give her some face. But I'm the type of person who adjusts my tone based on how others come at me. You come hard, I come harder. And this time, she was the one who came for my uncle, who’s honestly too kind for his own good. So obviously, I wasn’t going to let that fly. Jordan was the first to break the silence, clapping his hands like he’d just watched a great show. H