CHAPTER 41

The moment Aunt Lou left me all by myself, was the time that I suddenly felt shivers down my spine.

I knew that by facing my mother now, she would eventually get mad at me.

And yet, when I entered her office things seemed like it was not what I expected it to be. My mother-in-law happened to be calm earlier which was a total surprise for me.

I made sure to knock three times before I made the approach. “Mother, I’m here now,”

She gave me a quick glance before she continued to sign the papers on her table. “Sit down, Margarette.”

I was seriously nervous at the moment. Thinking I’d be alone with my mother-in-law terrifies me to the core. She could interrogate me or blame me for what happened earlier and I'm certain that I'd have no answer to provide her with.

But as I sat down the adjacent chair across her table. I was surprised that she actually didn’t even yell or be mad at me. I was surprised, as a matter of fact.

“Mother, about the—” I was about to start having a conversation with