Wendy was beside Michael and whispered, "Why don't you go back and check it out first?"
"Aren't you angry?" Michael drove the car and couldn't easily look at Wendy's expression, so he had to ask her.
"How can I not be angry? But that's your mother, after all. And the situation does seem serious. We can't really ignore it, can we?" Wendy said, "But I won't go back with you. Just go and see for yourself."
"Thank you, Wendy," said Michael. "I'll take you back, and then make a trip to the main house."
"That's okay. Just stop the car on the side of the road and I'll take a taxi back by myself."
Michael did not drop Wendy off on the road but sent her back. Then, he went to the main house.
When Michael's grandmother saw that Michael was back, she immediately leaned on her crutches and told him the situation, "As soon as your father came back this afternoon, your mother went to the kitchen and got the kitchen knife.
