Rona Langdon's chest heaved violently. The look she gave Vera Xavier was so full of hate it was as if she wanted to devour her whole. Yet, her tone softened. "Vera, I'm your mother. Don't do anything foolish!"
"So now you remember you're Vera's mother!" Grandma Dixon said bluntly. "Why didn't you remember you were her mother when you were stealing Vera's things, or when you were hitting her?"
Rona Langdon was cornered and left speechless.
With that, the truth of the matter was out in the open. Vera Xavier had more or less achieved her desired effect. This little incident wasn't nearly enough to send Rona Langdon to jail.
With the groundwork laid by these two incidents, she would have the absolute upper hand in any future conflicts that erupted between her and Rona Langdon.
