Joyce Monroe's statement clearly showed she planned to let the Sutton Family off the hook, causing Preston Monroe's face to darken instantly. "Joyce, you need to think this through. That Sutton girl was insolent, and she even tried to attack you with a knife. This isn't some schoolyard scuffle. Are you really going to let her get away with it!"
"Preston!" Monroe frowned. "How can you speak to her like that? Our Joyce has always been a kind girl."
"You have to choose who to be kind to. Being soft on people like the Suttons isn't kindness, it's being a mindless bleeding-heart!"
"You…"
Monroe was furious. She glanced at Silas Thorne and then glared at her son, her eyes conveying a silent warning:
'We have a guest. I don't want to argue with you.'
She simply took Joyce Monroe's hand, patting it gently with a benevolent expression. "I knew it. In our family, Joyce is the most considerate of the bigger picture."
