Sienna froze and looked sharply at her mother. "Mom, how did you..."
Anger darkened Margaret's face. "Did you really think your father and I couldn't tell? If Ethan cared about you, would he treat you with such coldness? Even before, his heart was never in this family. You told us he was devoted to work, and we believed you... But during this visit, sadness has been hanging over you. You're clearly unhappy, yet you force yourself to smile for us. You've lost so much weight, and he doesn't even notice..."
Margaret continued. "Would a man who loved you ever treat you like that? If I so much as catch a cold, your father worries himself sick. Ethan comes home and barely looks at you. He barely notices Zoey..."
Margaret's voice failed her.
After a long pause, she forced herself to continue.
