Mother?” Katrina squeaked pulling away from Lady Florence. She looked at Tristan and back to Lady Florence who nodded and cradled her face.
“But how? my father said my mother_” she stopped and shook her head pushing away from Lady Florence as if burnt by her touch.
“ You left us! You abandon us for someone for riches. You are not my mother and can never be” Katrina cried and turned to go inside the house followed closely by Tristan.
“Just give her a little time to digest the information. I will talk to her” Tristan said before running after Katrina. Lady Florence hugged her friend and bawled her eyes out.
“Oh, my dear friend. She hates me. She hates me so much and it's my fault. How could I not have known?” she sobbed.
“It's okay my dear. It's normal for her to feel that way. That chi
