Chapter 381: An Old Fight

So, I'd clearly walked in on an old fight, one that had the sort of fuse that could literally burst into an explosion without any kind of provocation an outsider could comprehend. If Sarah's expression in response was anything to go by, if Melina could die a horribly painful death by glare alone, she'd have been writhing on the ground then and there, howling her final breaths in agony and despair while Pamela's niece laughed over her suffering.

As for Alphonse, I wasn't really all that convinced he was there to help, to be honest, and his attempts to keep Sarah from physically attacking Melina seemed half-hearted at best. I was positive at any second it would come to blows and, though her temper and reaction shocked and horrified me, I was poised to leap in between the women and give keeping them apart a solid go despite the risk to my person if only because, despite everything, Pamela was my friend and friends helped out when they could.