Chapter 172

When Gianna opened her eyes again, she was already lying in her own bedroom. Looking at the familiar surroundings, her thoughts were a complete mess. She kept replaying the events from before in her mind, but she couldn't figure out where things had gone wrong. Of course, now wasn't the time to dwell on these details, because the voices coming from downstairs made it impossible to ignore what was happening. Although she couldn't hear exactly what was being said, she could tell that the one making the most noise was Anita. Gianna closed her eyes and took a deep breath, knowing she was about to face a major storm. A few minutes later, she slowly sat up. She got out of bed and found a loose jacket from her closet to put on before opening the door to go downstairs. As soon as she reached the top of the stairs, she heard Anita barking, "You've got some nerve showing up here empty-handed. What do you take our family for? Don't think that just because this happened, you can get away with a