She was hoisted up by the driver and Chris, one on her left and one on her right.
Mrs. Smith was weeping uncontrollably, asking over and over,
"Why did it turn out like this?"
But nobody understood the reasons better than she did, deep in her heart.
She realized that she was the executioner responsible for all of this.
"C-can we, if we can restore Maureen's birthday, will that work?"
Mrs. Smith, tears streaming down her face, asked Chris.
Hearing these words under the restaurant eaves, Bianca's face changed suddenly. ...
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Donald family's return to the country at least brought some amount of confidence to Maureen, at least she could face the parent-teacher meetings in future.
No longer would there be gossips questioning her if she was just the adopted daughter of the Smith family, asking why the handsome elder brother of the Smith family always picked up only Bianca from school and not her.