After shouting, Rona Langdon added, "And you, you worthless thing! I gave birth to you, yet you show no gratitude at all. You're always helping your father bully me. Do you even have a conscience? If you still consider me your mother today, then get out of my way. Otherwise, I'll just pretend I never had you!"
Vera Xavier bit her lip and said, "My dad is lying in a hospital bed, unable to move or speak. Can you tell me how he's bullying you?"
Rona Langdon froze. Vera Xavier continued, "I was adopted by another family right after I was born. After I returned home, search your conscience and tell me—how did you treat me? For a woman as morally corrupt as you, I'd rather you weren't my real mother! Since you refuse to acknowledge me today, then I don't need to acknowledge you either. After all, you have never once fulfilled your duty as a mother for a single day!"
