Chapter 30

"She wasn't just the wife of the Turner family heir—you know that. She was also the daughter of the Smith family. You stepped all over her pride, humiliated her, but she never once said a word to me. She even kept things from her own family, just for my sake. Because you're my mom, she respected you. And what did you do to her?" "She was alive and you never showed her a shred of kindness. Now she's gone and you won't even let her rest in peace? Mom, you better stop whatever you're planning. Don't push me. I swore to make things right for her. Anyone who wronged her will pay—even if that includes me." His words hit like a thunderbolt. For once, she had no idea how to respond. William, already worn out from both injury and the alcohol running in his veins, looked like he could barely stay conscious. His vision was starting to blur from the blood loss. "You should go, Mom. And please, don't come around here again. Elizabeth wouldn't have wanted to see you anyway." "What?" She stared, stun