After ending the call, Rosemary knew Clark had been eavesdropping the whole time and she didn't bother to hide it.
"So, Lucas and his wife might be the masterminds behind this?" Clark recalled the recent New Year, when his aunt and her new driver's peculiar behavior raised eyebrows. "If it really is them, imagine how
heartbroken Grandma, Grandpa, and our parents would be."
"We don't have solid evidence against them; it's just a suspicion. Don't take it to heart, Clark. Actually, I hope we're wrong."
The following afternoon.
When Diana went to visit her mother in the hospital, she noticed that Serena, from the adjacent room, was getting ready to be discharged.
June was packing Serena's things while Dora and a nurse helped Serena into a wheelchair. Their light laughter and conversation stung Diana deeply.
She marched in and slapped Serena hard across the face.
"Miss Diana." Dora gasped in shock, "Serena is still very weak."
