Anne Sutton felt a headache coming on as she looked at her mother. She said, "Why won't you believe a single word I say? You haven't seen Mrs. Shields in years, yet you believe her?"
Mrs. Sutton looked at Anne Sutton. "She and I have always been good friends. She even wanted her son to marry you! She doesn't mean any harm! It's one thing that you didn't want to marry Justin, but to go and steal Stella's fiancé... that's just too much! Everyone will think you're heartless!"
"Why not say Stella is the one who stole from me?" Anne Sutton retorted. "You speak so highly of the Shields family, so why don't you tell me why they haven't visited you once all these years? If you can't even rely on your own parents, how can you rely on friends?"
'At first, Anne had also thought Mrs. Shields was genuinely good to her mother. Now, it seemed that was far from the truth.'
'Her own daughter ended up in such a state, and she still has the nerve to come here and cause trouble for my mother?'
