Amerie was shocked by Mallory's outburst and regretted ever bringing her here. She thought Mallory would be of great help, but the old hag was only making it worse.
"So, my suspicion was right," Rivana muttered under her breath. Though there were times in the past when she doubted, she always ignored it, believing Amerie was only sucking up to Rubina because of the accident.
"Why the heck did you not get it?" Amerie had shouted after the accident where Rubina had lost her eyes. "And now I have to pay for your sins," she had wailed, hitting her so hard that the 17-year-old Rivana couldn't go to school for a week.
Rivana always thought she was helping Rubina to keep herself in the family, knowing her useless daughter would be cast out anytime for her reckless mistakes. But she seemed to be wrong and blinded by her acting.
