“Joanna, mind your words. He's your brother!" Darwin interjected sharply.

Joanna retorted, "My brother isn't like that! I can't accept he would do something like this!"

Lying in the sterile confines of the hospital bed, Joanna's eyes brimmed with tears, a mixture of anguish and betrayal evident in their depths. "You know we don't get along well with the Carter family, especially Kathy. She doesn't deserve you, not in the slightest."