Lauretta’s Pov
“How dare you lay your filthy hands on my…….” My mother challenged, about to hit Cassie in the face but Cas held Rhoda’s hand halfway, stopping her before she even finished making her sentence. She pushed my mom and soon enough, my mother was on the floor beside me.
I was confused as to how she had the power to toss us away like we weighed nothing.
“Don’t you dare call me names in your life anymore!” Cassie warned, pointing at us as though we were some piece of s**t.
“You all, don’t mind her, please.” My mom started to defend us because truly, the situation was embarrassing. Being treated like this before the cream of society means we were done for good. I brought my finger up to my face and wiped tears away from the corner of my eyes.
“She’s an ungrateful child. Ev
