Melody sat in another room, not far from where her nieces and nephew were sitting.
Alessandra and Edgar both sat facing Melody, but Melody couldn't meet her sister's eyes.
"It pains me to have to share this. I truly thought our mother was going to do her best to move forward with you, but all this time, she was only pretending to make my father happy. All this while she never saw you as her daughter," Melody said, this news making her heart ache.
It wasn't something easy to share with Alessandra. Melody's mind raced with all the endless thoughts of the emotions Alessandra might be going through.
Disappointment. Anger. Sadness.
Feeling unwanted?
Melody was puzzled when Alessandra smiled, but it didn't take long to realise the smile didn't reach Alessandra's eyes.
