"Isabel, are you okay?"
Alma came to Isabel and checked her carefully. She was finally relieved after making sure Isabel was okay.
Alma was worried sick that Isabel would get hurt.
Maybe she shouldn't involve Isabel. But she didn't expect that Tom would use his own daughter as a bet and lose her. He was worse than an animal.
Isabel said, "I'm okay."
"You give me such a fright."
Isabel whispered, "Howard will come in a minute. It's gonna be okay."
Alma wiped her tears and said, "Good. I just don't know what to do, so I called you. Linda is finally getting better. But she hasn't had a few good days before these hooligans came."
Isabel sneered, "They say a man could never change. If quitting gambling is so easy, there won't be so many broken families in the wor
