"Grandfather, you play favorites! Ever since we were little, you've always had a soft spot for her. Even after she put my dad in a vegetative state, you just looked the other way.
"Grandfather, stop using your illness to make everyone bow down to you! Well, I won't stand for it! I don't want to see a Lockwood in this house...
"Stella Lockwood, get out of the Vaughn's house! You're nothing but a jinx!"
What a spoiled brat. She had no regard for her sick grandfather's feelings. Her whining escalated into a roar, and she lunged forward, looking eager to slap Stella Lockwood across the face.
Sandra Vaughn's expression turned grim. She slapped her daughter across the face. "Shut your mouth! How dare you speak to your grandfather like that? Rhea Vaughn, it's not your place to be running around and calling the shots in this family yet."
SLAP. The sound was crisp and loud.
