Watching Nancy Nash's magnanimous performance, Julia Keane felt sick to her stomach.
She knew how she must look to everyone: not just a reckless woman, but a confrontational daughter-in-law who disrespected her elders.
Just as the incident was about to end with Nancy Nash's display of grace, Aurora Sterling decided it was the perfect time to make an appearance and add fuel to the fire.
Lifting the hem of her dress, Aurora Sterling descended in her high heels with delicate steps. She stopped beside Julia Keane and, taking over from the maid, reached out to support her. "That must hurt terribly," she said, her voice gentle and sweet. "Let me help you go rest."
Julia Keane glanced sideways at the unscathed Aurora Sterling, then back at her own disheveled state. Rage instantly boiled over.
She shoved Aurora Sterling away. "Don't you dare pretend to be nice!" she snapped. "I know you were hoping I'd fall to my death, weren't you!"
