Apple felt that something was wrong with all the things that were happening before her right now, but she couldn't deny that she felt very awkward sitting next to Mrs. Tordoff and in the presence of Mr. Tordoff.
The man looked cold and scary and Apple didn't know where to put her hands or where to look, because now she felt that anything she did would be seen wrongly.
On the other hand, Hailee seemed completely oblivious to the stress that Apple was going through and was very happy to be able to chat with the girl.
"I haven't seen you in a long time," she said cheerfully. "If I'm not mistaken, the last time I saw you was when you were a teenager, when Pyro first got custody of you."
Of course, Pyro managed to get custody of Apple once he found out what happened and how they treated his daughter, but more than that, of course, the Tordoff family's big name role provided the necessary influence in the trial.
