Kindness can't bring back her mother's life, nor can it stop the ambition and oppression from that mother-daughter pair.
Taking a deep breath, she couldn't help but hug herself tighter, but her gaze went through the floor-to-ceiling window in front of her, spotting Selvia Todd approaching her.
Her eyes suddenly reddened, she bit her lip, tears welling up.
"This day would come sooner or later, I thought with the way you carried yourself this afternoon, you should have accepted the reality by now.
So, what's there to cry about? There's nothing wrong with being a fool, perhaps in the future as you spend more time together, he'll do whatever you say. Who knows, the whole Fairfax Family might be yours someday..."
Minnie Todd turned around, lowered her head and looked at Selvia Todd, tears falling from her eyes because of the motion.
