“Thank you.” She smiled at her even though it killed her to do so, taking her glass of wine and quickly walking away before someone joined in to try and convince her to stay.
She made her way alone down the staircase, unaware of what happened as soon as she left the ballroom.
“This is perfect.” A woman walked up behind Astrid, reaching out to take some horderves.
Astrid looked wary. “What are you planning to do Dolores?”
Dolores immediately became defensive. “You know my daughter, Susan should be the one to be with Zavier, I’m not going to sit idly by while some w***e he found on the streets takes that away from me.” She said vehemently.
Astrid was aware of this but she was also wary because Dolores tended to take things a little too far. “Well, just to do anything too drastic.” She w
