Catherine had already been through the storms of love, and she understood all too well the kind of insecurity that comes from feeling "not good enough." She had once struggled the same way because of the vast difference between herself and Bert, and had even believed for a time that she was unworthy of him.
But once she finally found the courage to be with him, she realized that things like family background and social status didn't truly matter. As long as two people genuinely loved each other, they could overcome anything. Ford must have known from the very beginning about the gap between him and Riley, yet he still chose to pursue her—clearly, in his eyes, those differences meant nothing at all.
Under Catherine's gentle comfort, Riley slowly calmed down. She lay there quietly for a while, then lifted her head and waved for Catherine to keep drinking with her.
"Come on, let's keep drinking. Let's stop thinking about all that messy stuff."
