The two of them exchanged a glance, both clearly surprised by the woman's identity. But they soon discovered that something even more astonishing was yet to come.
"Not only that, but she's also connected to the tragic death of Vaughn's daughter."
Apparently, after Mr. Vaughn's company went bankrupt and he was saddled with massive debt, Mrs. Vaughn had taken their child to see that woman.
She brought the child along in the desperate hope that the other woman, being a woman herself, might empathize, take pity on the child, and agree to her plea—to persuade her own husband to help Mrs. Vaughn's husband through his crisis.
However, she had clearly underestimated the other woman's heartlessness. She also never expected to run into a robber in the mall, or that her only daughter would tragically become a hostage.
