Given how highly Ava regards Evelyn, she likely won't tell Evelyn about this incident right away, just like how she held back from telling her about Nathan spending the night outside, for fear of upsetting her.
So, Natalie knew she had to clear her name before Evelyn found out. After parking the car, she checked her reflection in the mirror—no, she didn't look pale or haggard enough.
After some adjustments, Natalie appeared exhausted, with reddened eyes, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
When Natalie returned home, Evelyn was in the garden picking vegetables. Natalie understood how much Evelyn treasured the vegetables in this garden; she rarely picked them, even preferring to let them rot rather than eat them unless there were important guests.
"Grandma, let me handle this. You don't need to work so hard."
