So Susan Caldwell smiled and chimed in, "Yes, it was just an accident. I also believe Vera didn't do it on purpose."
At this, Susan Caldwell added with a touch of regret, "It's just that things blew up like this today, and Ms. Mitchell saw Vera's prejudice against me. I'm afraid Vera and I can't be friends anymore."
Brooke Mitchell smiled. "It's quite normal for young people to have a bit of a temper. Vera is clearly a passionate person. Although this is my first time meeting her and I don't know her well, I trust Nathaniel's judgment."
In truth, Susan Caldwell had pulled a few strings to arrange this meeting with Brooke Mitchell. Neither of them said it aloud, but they both knew that, in essence, Brooke was vetting a potential daughter-in-law.
Although she had heard Master Nathan mention that Nathaniel was seeing someone in Crestfall, she always felt that Crestfall was a small town. 'A girl from a place like that probably isn't very sophisticated,' she thought.
