Louise
“Natalie,” I step forward. “You need to speak with some respect.”
Natalie says, “If I offended you, I’m so deeply sorry.”Yet her tone makes it clear she doesn’t mean a single word. “But you two crossed the line first. May I ask why you’re even here giving flowers to my daughter?”
“Elias has a business trip and couldn’t make it to Daisy’s show, so—”
“A business trip? What a ridiculous excuse. If he doesn’t want to come, he can just say it. Sending you two here—what is this, some kind of pity party for me?”
“Natalie,” I say slowly, keeping my voice calm. “Elias asked me to come because he didn’t want Daisy to be disappointed. That’s all. It has nothing to do with you.”
Her face goes pale for a second. I continue, “Daisy’s performance was wonderful. We only came to give her the f
