“It’s none of your damn business!” Jasmine hollered.

Just at this moment, the elevator door opened. Jasmine put a foot forward and prepared to enter.

Joyce’s face darkened as she halted Jasmine. “Hold it right there!”

The other woman instinctively stopped and turned around. “What do you want?”

“What do I want? To settle the score, that’s what!” Joyce sneered while she helped Natalie to the side. “Stay here, Nat.”

Natalie understood her friend’s intent. She grunted and put a hand to the wall to support herself.

After ensuring Natalie was comfortable, Joyce let go and advanced towards Jasmine before sending a backhand across the latter’s cheek.

The resounding smack had Jasmine momentarily stunned before she brought up a hand to cradle her own face. She then stared with her eyes wide open. “You dare hit me?”

Natalie did not expect Joyce to go in so strongly. The crispness of the resultant sound was telling of how much force she put behind it.

“You betcha. If you dared to grease the floor outside the restroom to trip up Nat, why wouldn’t I dare to hit you.” Joyce snarled. She shook off her own hand as she felt the sting of that blow herself as well.

 

A hint of alarm flashed across Jasmine’s eyes but it settled just as quickly. “What proof do you have of this accusation?”

as she fingered at the clutch Jasmine was

 

bag from Jasmine’s hands before the

you are doing? Give it back!” Jasmine’s expression changed as

as she unzipped the clutch and

small bottle from the floor and dangled it in front of Jasmine. “This is the

pupils dilated as her face turned pallid. She then reached out to

and deftly avoided her charge.

flushed at being toyed with. She gritted her

warn her friend as she could tell that Jasmine was enraged and on the

beat me!” Joyce smiled confidently as she tossed the bottle of essential oil towards

as they scratched at each other’s faces and pulled at the other’s hair. Natalie watched on with breath

bloodied streaks left behind on Joyce’s face by Jasmine’s

If I don’t floor this b*tch today, I’ll stop calling myself Joyce Rivers!” Joyce replied

seriously hurt so she moved away from the wall

forward the moment she lifted

an arm reached around and caught her by the waist before bringing

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