“That's enough! Somebody stop them!” Catherine hurried down the stairs, calling for two servants to spear the two women apart.
“See what you're doing?” Catherine glared at her daughter and Mia. “Margaret, I told you to stay in the room.”
“This mongrel broke your favourite vase!” Marguerite said, pointing her messy hair at Mia's face. “She provoked me!”
“Margaret! As a lady, you shouldn't make a scene here!” Catherine went to her daughter to check if her face was hurt. After confirming that she wasn't hurt, Catherine's tone softened.
“It's just a vase! If your dad sees you fighting over a vase with someone who's not worth it, he'll feel sorry for you!”
“I don't understand why dad wants these two mongrels in our family,” said Marguerite in the wayward voice of a little girl, “Now my classmates know that my dad has two illegitimate daughters outside, and they all sneer at me! Mom, I hate them!”
