There was a sudden silence in the room. Clarissa, who had been chatty, fell silent. She found Elizabeth's response only quiet. Did she not agree? Did she not want to make Clarissa her daughter-in-law? But even if Elizabeth refused, Clarissa had been happy. She had an excuse to cancel their wedding.
"It looks like Clarissa needs a break." That was all that came out of Elizabeth's mouth. "I want to rest, too."
Elizabeth stood up. Michael realized that his mother didn't want to talk about this. Or was now really not the right time to talk? Elizabeth had never been this quiet before.
Clarissa and Michael looked at each other but didn't say anything. Michael sighed and then sat down next to Clarissa.
"She rejected me?" Clarissa wanted to know what really happened.
"She's just in shock. She
