Jared Woods looked up in disbelief, his eyes filling with hurt as he stared at Chelsea Raines. "Mommy... I don't want to! You promised I could have whatever I wanted!"
Chelsea Raines was seething with frustration, her only rational thought focused on protecting her public image. "I never said that. You're the one being too willful."
Everyone's gazes stabbed at her like needles. Chelsea Raines grew increasingly mortified, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into and escape the awful situation. "Hurry up, Jared! Apologize!"
It was the first time she had ever yelled at him so sternly and impatiently. Jared Woods's eyes instantly welled up with tears. Forgetting what he had been so insistent about just a moment ago, he began to sob out an apology. "I-I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."
