"You..." Leslie Howard's breath nearly stopped at that moment.
She couldn't believe it, she wouldn't believe it even if she were beaten to death.
She had long known that Sheila Fletcher favored Winona Wallace, and she had long known that in order to satisfy Winona, to appease Bruce Wallace and the Wallace family, Sheila was always acting.
When Sheila first brought her to remarry into the Wallace family, she witnessed Sheila being humiliated by the Wallace family.
She knew her mother had it tough, so at first, when Sheila asked her to take Winona along in her debut, to yield to Winona, and even to share her resources with Winona, Leslie accepted it.
But—
That event four years ago was a turning point; when she clumsily ended up in bed with David Redington, even though she liked him, it still left Leslie feeling cold.
Especially when, four years later, on this day.
She found out that all of it was orchestrated by her mother.
