Exposing My Stepmother
The neighbors who had just been speaking up for her all turned ugly-faced, retreating backward and waving their hands to distance themselves.
“Hey, how can you talk like that? We never touched your wheelchair!”
“Exactly! We just came to take a look, and this is how you repay kindness?”
Mary’s pleading gaze turned toward Nancy, the neighbor she was closest to.
Nancy’s face flushed red. When Dad’s icy gaze swept over her, she immediately shrank her neck and forced an awkward smile to smooth things over.
“Oh, Daniel’s just panicking. Why not let the officers compare the fingerprint database? Wouldn’t that clear things up right away? No need to trouble the neighbors anymore.”