I caught her wrist and held it. Squeezed until she cried out.
Nora scrambled into Carter's arms, trembling like a frightened kitten. "Carter, is it because I took the drug development project from her? Is that why she's lashing out?"
"Please, sis, if that's what this is about, just let Mom go. I'll give you back the spot."
Then her eyes locked onto mine, glinting with challenge.
I almost laughed.
They had no idea.
That drug development project was mine. I'd initiated it. The only reason I'd handed it to Henson Pharmaceuticals was to elevate their standing in Southgate City.
But I didn't feel like giving anymore.
Carter's face went white with fury. He seized my hand in a crushing grip.
"Amanda, are you done making a scene?!"
"One of them is the sister whose life you stole for twenty years."
"The other is the mother who raised you. Do you really have to be this aggressive?"
His grip was iron-tight.
And suddenly I remembered the day he proposed. He'd held my hand just like this, fingers locked around mine.
Breathing hard. Eyes full of conviction.
Promising that if we both made it home alive, he'd give me a lifetime of happiness.
I never once doubted his love. But love shifts like wind.