31: I'll Be There To Defend You

Camilla Before I could react, my mother stormed across the room, stopping inches away from Eva. "How dare you call my daughter a slut?" she demanded in so much anger. Eva locked on my mother's. "Oh, I'll dare all right. After all, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. If Camilla's a slut, it's because she learned it from you." My mother's face turned bright red, and I could see her fists clenching at her sides. "You know nothing about my daughter or me. But I know about you, Eva. I know you're a bitter, lonely woman who's poisoned Shawn against his own wife." Eva took a step closer to my mother. "Poisoned him? Please. I've only opened his eyes to the truth about your precious Camilla. She's nothing but a spoiled, selfish girl who never deserved Shawn in the first place." The two women continued to hurl insults at each other, and their voices grew louder and more venomous with each passing moment. I was kind of frozen, simply watching what was happening in front of me. It was