"I thought I had perfectly sheltered her this whole time," Chloe said. Her eyes started getting teary as she lamented over the fact that her daughter might have matured way too early.
"It's my fault," she murmured. "I failed to protect her and her innocence…."
"What— no!" Diamond grabbed her best friend's arm and shook her several times to pull her out of her self-blame. "It's not your fault! It's because your daughter is an observant kid. She is smart and will naturally understand what is happening no matter how hard you try to hide everything!"
Chloe darted her eyes at Diamond, and Diamond was stunned when she saw tears that streamed from the corner of Chloe's eyes down to her cheek.
Diamond didn't expect this news to have a huge impact on Chloe, and now she regretted everything she said just now.
She shouldn't have told Chloe about Mackie who matured too early.
