Never had Ning Xia expected her mother to say such words; they pierced her heart like a thousand arrows, draining all color from her face, leaving her pale as death.
Her lips trembled fiercely, and after a few failed attempts to speak, she managed to choke out the words with immense difficulty, "Mom, anyone else could say such things, but not you!"
Throughout her life, due to her actions, she had been humiliated, cursed, and ostracized by others.
As her daughter, she had no right even to explain herself; her mother's transgressions were unceremoniously projected onto her.
But parents are not a choice one gets to make, even if her mother was in the wrong, she couldn't bring herself to resent the woman who gave birth to her and raised her. That didn't mean she wasn't hurt or that she didn't feel aggrieved!
No one wants to be the daughter of a mistress; no one wishes to endure such unspeakable abuse.
