Carter's face darkened. "Sharon, don't take this too far."
But Sharon remained still, her expression composed, her voice unwavering.
"Your mother accused me of kidnapping my own son. And I'm the one being excessive? If you were so worried about things going too far, maybe you should've stopped her from doing something so stupid. Instead, you stood off to the side like some spineless mama's boy and said nothing."
She wasn't going to let this go. She wanted Madeline to apologize. She would no longer allow herself to be insulted over and over without fighting back.
If Madeline looked down on her so much, then she could choke on her own pride and apologize to the very person she disdained. No matter how unbearable it was, Madeline would have to swallow it.
Dragging this matter out would do no one any good—not the Biggs family, not Biggs Group.
And for all her arrogance, Madeline knew how to calculate her losses. This time, there was no way out. She'd have to eat crow.
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