"I know…" Chloe lowered her head. She stared at their joined hands and continued, "I know that you're hurting, Vernon. That's why I want to help you heal from your wounds."
"And you're doing it by trying to get Dorothea inside our family? That's ridiculous!" Vernon snapped. "The way for me to heal from my wounds is by kicking that woman out of our life! She needs to leave us alone or die!"
"Besides, do you want Mackie to be around with an abuser? What if Dorothea got annoyed by the tantrum of a child and started hurting her? Dorothea abused me when I was around Mackie's age back then!"
"I seriously don't understand your way of thinking, Chloe. So please, please enlighten me because I don't think anyone understands your logic right now."
There was a hint of sarcasm in his voice. To say that he was pissed would be an understatement.
