Ellen was pacing around the room. Grace had successfully brought her home after the encounter with her mother. Grace offered to stay with her, but Ellen assured her that she was okay. She had sat for a good solid hour trying to make her mind understand the situation. Even though she should be mad at her mother for the way she was continuously treating her for some reason, she could not help but feel a certain way towards Varian.
If he had found out who the blackmailer was, why did he not tell her? Why did he give her the money without thinking about it? Why did he not consult her first? Did he think the decision was just his to make when both of them were the ones being blackmailed? She could not understand why he would want to hide this from her.
She sincerely wanted to call him up an
