Chapter 663

Morgan knew why Shane had so frantically spoken up before Pansy could. He wanted to remind Morgan not to bring up Joey's family background and to focus solely on the matter at hand. Shane also needed Morgan to know Pansy started the fight and that he shouldn't put up with her nonsense anymore. If she got off easy this time and got into even bigger trouble in the future, Morgan would have a hard time picking up after her. Drawing in a deep breath, Morgan took in Joey's swollen cheek and asked, "Are you alright?" "Not really." Joey refused to suffer in silence, and she would have come clean if she were in the wrong. But she shouldn't have to pretend she was fine after Pansy stormed in here, caught her off guard, and slapped her for no reason. Morgan knew Joey and Queenie had steely temperaments despite their soft and gentle exteriors. Their backbones came from a place of reason and not family connections; they wouldn't concede to bullying and admit to something they did not do. "Hav