40.Chapter 40

Cleo's face lit up. "I'll go right now," she chirped. That bright smile was too much. Kendra forced a pleasant expression while seething inside.

Smack!

Kendra's palm cracked across Cleo's cheek, sending her sprawling. Before Cleo could gasp, Kendra seized her by the hair and hauled her upright, snarling, "How many times must I tell you? No smiling. What kind of girl grins like an idiot? Looking fo