“Shut up, Denise,” Grandma Florence finally snapped.
The whole living room fell silent, all eyes turning to her.
“Mum, stop defending her!” Aunt Denise interjected, her tone accusatory. “She’s the reason we’re in this mess! If she had just listened—“
“Enough!” Grandma Florence barked again at her daughter. Her patience was wearing thin.
Denise...