"That's Felix Thorne shamelessly pestering my Phoenix! Hmph, back when he and Phoenix were an item, you, Phoebe Huxley, were still in Xavier Village slaughtering pigs. But my Phoenix looked down on him and hasn't paid him any mind all these years. It's Felix Thorne who's been shamelessly and relentlessly harassing her! If you're so capable, why don't you control your own man? Can't even keep a leash on him. Aren't you ashamed of yourself?!"
Linden's mother was no pushover. Her barrage of scorn and sarcasm left Phoebe Huxley gasping in anger. She rolled up her sleeves, ready for a fight, even though Linden's mother was still a good ways off.
