Chapter 152

I scoffed, shooting Ingrid a glare. “If this is what you came here for, then I’ll gladly shut the door in your face. I’m already going through a lot without you coming to make things worse.”

I’d already come to the conclusion that Ingrid was a terrible person. It was as simple as that. I was already hurting, and here she was, at my doorstep, still throwing jabs at me. She wasn’t even my mother-in-law anymore, so she wasn’t entitled to my respect.

Why on earth did she come to my apartment?

I began to close the door, but Ingrid stopped it. “Wait,” she said. “Please. I only wish to talk, that’s all.”

I paused, studying the expression on her face. She didn’t seem like someone who came here to fight with me—like she always did. Today, the expression on her face was a bit solemn.

Vulnerable.

“You misunderstood me, Meadow. I wasn’t throwing a jab, I’m only saying it as it is. I understand that my words may come out strong sometimes, but that is not what I’m her