"Mirabel, it's okay." Her husband called out to her and then cleared his throat afterwards. He adjusted his glasses and glanced at the unbothered Jade.
"Nothing is okay about this, James. She just came home after months of abandoning her one and only family yet she is being rude. Sometimes, I can't help but wonder if I actually gave birth to her because she looks nothing like me!" Mirabel spat out, not hiding her disgust.
"You think you're the only one who can't bear this? Do you know how many times I have woken up and wishes that things would change and that you won't be my mother??" She posed the question.
Mirabel was now fuming. James quickly stood up and went next to his wife to hold her back. He rubbed her arms gently while making it seem as if he was whispering something into he
