She must have been blinded by stupidity to have made such a decision without thinking, secretly sending Amanda Smith away in exchange. If anything were to happen to Amanda, her role as the daughter-in-law of the Johnson family would undoubtedly be untenable...
Having done such a thing, not only would Samuel Johnson's grandfather not spare her, but even her own husband would probably be unable to plead on her behalf.
At this thought, she shivered all over.
Earlier, when Samuel Johnson defended her, he essentially took on all the responsibility. Despite his fury over what she had done, he had agreed to take the blame when Evan Willow came knocking.
Mrs. Johnson hid behind Samuel, overwhelmed by a flood of emotions, yet she couldn't summon the courage to admit it was her foolish doing.
To cover one lie, one needs countless others; to bury one mistake, one needs countless more to continue the error.
