Chapter 6

The crowd had already turned against Mom, throwing her accusatory glances. All the public humiliation she had once placed on me was now falling back onto her.

"You… You…" Mom's finger trembled as she pointed at me. "Are you just going to stand by and watch her bully me?"

"Don't use her to make excuses!" Betty shielded me behind her.

Even though she was shorter than me, she stood so much taller at that moment.

Looking at the ruined paintings, Betty calmly ordered the gallery security, "Call the police and collect evidence. She deliberately damaged someone else's property. I'm going to press charges!"

At the mention of the police, Mom immediately panicked.

"I'm Monica's mother! Are you seriously going to throw me in jail?"

Betty retorted, "Why not? Are you saying you can break the law and not face consequences?"

"Monica! Say something! Are you going to let your own mother go to jail?"

I stayed silent for a while before stepping out from behind Betty. I looked at Mom, my eyes dev