Chapter 25. New or Old Friend

Author POV

The supermarket was bustling with the late afternoon crowd, everyone minding their own business until a loud thud and a piercing scream drew all eyes to the middle of aisle seven. 

Moira lay sprawled on the floor, clutching her ankle and wailing in apparent agony. Beside her, Leora stood, stunned and speechless, as Moira began pointing an accusatory finger at her.

“She pushed me! This is my daughter-in-law, and she hates me!” Moira cried, her voice trembling with exaggerated distress. 

Whispers and murmurs rippled through the crowd, and soon enough, people were hurling insults and blame at Leora, who stood frozen, her cheeks burning with embarrassment and confusion

“How cruel. Doesn’t she have a heart, pushing an older woman like that. Moreover, it’s her mother-i