Chapter 79: Danger Looming
Jeff paced the room, his face flushed with anger. Lottie watched him, her heart pounding. She knew she had made a mistake, a grave mistake. She expected Jeff to be angry but not like this.
"Just what in the hell did you cook that had her so ill?" Jeff demanded.
"I did not use any nuts in my cooking, what do you want me to say?" Lottie said stubbornly.
"How could you be so careless, Lottie?" he demanded, his voice rising in frustration. "You have jeopardized everything, everything."
Lottie pouted. "I did not mean to ruin everything, Jeff. I am so sorry. I just thought it would be a good idea."
"A good idea?" he scoffed. "You thought that it would be a good idea to invite Sutton and Brandon to our house? After everything they had done to Lyse?"
He stared at his wife incredulously. He could not believe that she was trying to make excuses, it was almost like she did not understand the severity of their situation.
"How did you expect me to not invite them, they are family too." She pouted.
Started to pace about in frustration. "Did you expect Levi to take all the insults sitting quietly? Why do you always have to let your envy blind you? How do you expect us to pay Bret now?"
Lottie felt a pang of worry as she stared at her husband’s distraught face, then she waved it off, there was always something that could be done.
"You promised that you would take better control of your emotions." Jeff continued pacing. "You mess things up and then leave me to deal with everything."