“Melanie, don’t be afraid. Uncle is on his way to save you…” I whispered softly to comfort her.
Just then, the door was flung open.
“It’s her! She’s the one who ruined the negotiation rescue, she’s the reason your children died!”
Cassidy’s best friend pointed straight at me, accusing.
In an instant, several people rushed in, their faces wet with tears.
“Bitch! You murdered my son!”
“Why don’t you go die?!”
“You’ll pay with your life!”
The woman shrieked with rage and kicked me savagely in the stomach.
Behind her, a man stormed in, his eyes filled with venomous hatred.
“I’ll kill you, bitch!”
“Go to hell with my son!”
His palm struck my face with brutal force, slamming me into the wall. Darkness clouded my vision, and I almost fainted.
“What are you doing?!”
“Get them out!”
“Restrain those two immediately!”
Agony coursed through me as officers rushed in, prying them away and clamping handcuffs on their wrists.
I collapsed on the ground, gasping, every breath burning like fire.
“Mom, what’s happening to you?”
“Mom, are the bad people bullying you?”
My daughter’s fragile sobs spilled from the phone, each word piercing my heart.
I clenched my jaw, my mouth filled with the bitter taste of blood.