Vera Xavier hugged Mrs. Xavier. "Mom, you gave me the most selfless mother's love. You've never done anything to wrong me, so you certainly don't need to apologize to me!"
'She knew Mrs. Xavier was really apologizing on Cara Preston's behalf. A woman as honest as Mrs. Xavier probably felt that giving birth to a daughter like Cara was a disgrace.'
Mrs. Xavier's eyes welled up. Looking at Vera, whose aura and appearance had changed so drastically since leaving the Xavier family, she couldn't tell if her heart ached or swelled with relief.
She took Vera's hand and said, "Vera, if Cara continues to be this unreasonable in the future, you don't need to give in to her for my sake. I'll just pretend... I'll just pretend she was given away at birth, that she's someone else's child and has nothing to do with me anymore."
