"Norma Ruby, are you... pregnant?"
"Yes."
"Whose child is it?"
"It's Gem's."
"Gem's? When did you get pregnant?"
"I just got pregnant. But, I'm unmarried and pregnant, it's so embarrassing. I don't want it, I don't want it."
After suffering from recurring illnesses, Norma Ruby subconsciously attributed her decision to abort the child to her being pregnant before marriage. It was another attempt at self-consolation.
But her mother—who was unaware of the truth—felt differently.
Norma Ruby was Norma Ruby, and the child in her womb was the child in her womb. Her mother had been eagerly anticipating a grandchild, and when she heard that Norma was pregnant, she didn't hesitate to show her joy. To stabilize Norma's emotional state, she quickly devised a scheme.
