When I dragged Ivanna back into the office, she was still resentful. She turned back to curse him again, “Go to hell, you fuck!”

Inside, Ivanna asked me, “Why haven’t you taken action? Have you gone soft again?”

I stood by the window silently and gazed into the distance. My voice was faint and hollow, “Grace told me not to lay a hand on him when she was alive.”

My words angered Ivanna. She said, “I knew it! You did become soft again. Must I remind you of how Grace died?”

I couldn’t bear to look into Ivanna’s piercing eyes.

Ivanna continued, “I watched the entire video. Grace wouldn’t have confronted Matthew if he hadn’t protected the idiot who beat his mom. Melanie’s push caused Grace’s death, yet you’re still showing mercy. Matthew’s an accomplice for protecting Melanie.”

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Ivanna’s vivid narration played in my mind. Of course, I remembered my fury at that moment.

Ivanna shouted at me, “You feel sorry for your mother-in-law, but she died b