Not long after the incident,
Sandra, Al's mother, was watching TV while chopping food in the Virellano residence kitchen—a hobby that was one of the reasons Edward could keep loving her despite the relentless temptations of the upper-class world.
Her eyes were fixed on the TV, but her mind was elsewhere.
Ever since Al had returned, she couldn't stop thinking about him. Regret and denial constantly clashed in her heart.
How bright David was in her eyes… and how dim Al appeared in her heart.
But why did David have to be the switched child? Why did Al have to be the biological one?
Why couldn't it have been David instead?
Ever since Al came home, internal family issues kept surfacing. The way Al spoke—his subtle barbs and remarks—made her angry and guilty at the same time.
And she realized… for now, there was no reconciliation between David and Al. The two of them could not coexist.
