Bab 482: Chapter 482

Dorothea admitted that getting no answer from Chloe stung her in her conscience. Because her silence was an agreement that Dorothea was a terrible mother to her sons and an awful mother-in-law to her.

But she realized that Chloe's indirectness was something she actually needed.

Cold hard truth might be easy to say but very hard to swallow.

But Chloe's silent agreement gave time and space for Dorothea to think by herself and swallow the bitter pill. 

"It's fine, Chloe. I understand I'm not a good mother for Vernon," Dorothea finally admitted. She finally released her hand on Chloe's arm and returned to her seat. She stared straight at the view of New York City and murmured, "In the end, it's all my fault because I brought him to this world."