Chapter 57

When Francine knew her grandmother, Pamela, was going to believe what Corinne said, she quickly cut in. "Grandma, don't listen to her! Don't let her lie to you again. If she was sick, why didn't she go to the hospital? Why did she instead stay in this room with another man? Our family would never allow such a shameless woman into the family. Corinne Carew is a bad person. She didn't just have an affair; she even stole Rosie's watch yesterday. Ask Rosie about it!"

Rosie, pretending to be generous and forgiving, shook her head. "Ma'am, I'm fine. It's just a watch, and it's not really that expensive. Though, what Corinne has done now… It's unforgivable. She betrayed Jeremy."

Corinne's face was as white as a piece of paper. Still, she managed a smile as she continued to ignore Rosie and the others. Pulling the blanket away from her, she tried to stand up. "You may choose to not believe me, Grandma, but I'd never do anything that would bring shame to the Holdens."

It was haunting for Pam