"What the hell are you doing with my daughter? Get your filthy hands off her right now." Maria badged into the room and began yelling all of a sudden.
She woke up this morning to a really terrible headache. She remembered everything that happened last night and couldn't help but panic. It was as though the devil had been playing a joke on her.
All the things she had to do to make sure to secure a place on the top seems to be going down the drain. She didn't believe she would ever lay her eyes on Whitney ever again.
She should have taken things seriously when she caught a glimpse of her at the hospital. She didn't think it was possible so she didn't take it seriously.
Now she's going to lose everything. She had stayed locked up in her room since morning thinking of the best solution to this problem.
She decided to come here and see if Willaims was here in the room. She wanted to see if Whitney hadn't said anything to him yet.
She can tell Whitney was still afraid of her. She knows exactly what she's capable of doing so she wouldn't dare do anything to cross her.
She came here only to see Whitney and Grace in each other's embrace. What if she told Grace the truth that she's her birth mother?
"Get your hands off my daughter right now," Maria yelled again, catching the attention of everyone.
"Mom, what's wrong with you? I'm only giving Mrs Whitney a hug, nothing more than that." Grace explained but Maria wasn't having it.
"You should be giving me the hug and not her. I'm the one who's your mother and not her." Maria screamed.
"What's happening here?" Willaims was the first person to appear. Whitney was already having a panic attack.
She remembered everything that Maria did to her and put her through, and she couldn't help but shiver down to her spine.
She thought she would be able to face Maria when the time comes, but she has just realised that there's really nothing she can do. She's nothing but a coward.
"Whitney!" Williams called and made way to Whitney and hugged her.
"Williams..." Maria screamed and trembled in fear seeing how affectionate Willaims is towards Whitney. They don't need a soothsayer to tell anyone that these two are still very much in love with each other.
"What are you doing with her? Get away from her right now." Maria yelled but no one was listening to her. They were all focused on taking care of Whitney.
"Mike please check up on her," Grace said and pulled Mike into the room. Mike immediately did a round check up on her.
"She's having a panic attack, I need everyone to exit the room right now. Grace I need you to get me my briefcase and also get my phone. I will be needing one of the nurses at the hospital." Mike ordered and everyone did as he said.
"Mrs Whitney, what's happening to her? Please help her. Chris, please do something." Jane cried the minute she saw Mrs Whitney in that state." Jane cried.
"Don't you worry, Mike is going to help her and my dad is also there with her." Chris said and brought her out of the room. Jack felt his blood boiling. He glared sternly at Maria knowing she must be the reason why Mrs Whitney had a panic attack.
"Mike, I have what you requested." Grace ran into the room and dropped those things on the bed.
"Thank you so much my love." Mike said and Grace smiled at him. She walked out of the room as well leaving just Mike and her father alone with Whitney.
"Why are you helping her recover Grace? You are my child and you should be on my side. I don't get why you are doing this." Maria complained.
"And I don't get why you are doing this mom. She was having a panic attack, are we supposed to let her die just because you had issues with her in the past?" Grace asked and Maria got furious.
"So what if she dies? That's exactly what I want, so she can leave my family alone. Or what? Don't tell me you have warmed up to your father's mistress already?" Maria yelled at Grace.
"Yes I have, is anything wrong with that? And she's not dad's mistress, they have done nothing wrong." Grace yelled back. She can't believe her mother is even saying these things.
Maria couldn't control her anger. She marched towards Grace and slapped her across the cheek.
"Mom!' Both Kyle and Chris exclaimed in unison.
"Why would you do that?" Kyle queried.
"I think we should all calm down. Mom please, I need you to calm down." Chris said Maria threw herself in his arms. He seems to be the only one who has her back.
Grace's eyes stung with tears. She looked up at her mother and clenched her fist in anger.
"You know when Mrs Whitney explained everything that transpired in the past between you, dad, and her. I didn't want to believe you were the mean girl, I wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt." Grace said and sniffed back the tears.
"How she met dad first, and even helped you get a job at grandpa's house. And how you slept with dad despite knowing that he was with Mrs Whitney." Grace said and everyone was shocked except Jack.
"Your father and I were in love with each other! You don't know anything." Maria yelled at her.
"Is that the lie you have been telling yourself? Look at dad and how he has been acting since he laid eyes on Mrs Whitney. Does it seem like he ever had even the slightest affection for you?" Grace slammed the truth in her face.