Mrs. Herd used to not be able to get over the fact that she didn't love Ghiovani, but she married him anyway.
A woman betrayed by her own growth for thirty years, whether or not she likes it, she once at least treated that man as her husband.
In these thirty years, she raised her child alone, enduring countless gossips from the outside, like Mrs. Zell, who constantly poked at her scars.
At such times, whether you love or not, it hurts, just like when you are walking down the street and a stranger slashes you with a knife, you don't know him, but you still hate him, the wound still hurts.
But now, after Scarlett Glenn's enlightenment and a good beating delivered to Ghiovani,
Mrs. Herd suddenly felt relieved, releasing the pent-up resentment that had accumulated in her heart for years.
When she saw Ghiovani again, all that was left in Mrs. Herd's heart was contempt and disdain.
Even hatred was gone.