Chapter 452. Lovers

She sat now, cross-legged and smug; she had seen the flash of hurt on her mother’s face when she spoke, and conversely, it had only made her feel good. Mumma should know how it felt to be sorely hurt too. And the way her shoulders had slumped as she left, her eyes on the plate of cookies, discarded like trash on the floor; well, Tara felt a tad bit guilty about THAT. But Maddie had giggled, her black hair bobbing as he said,

‘Ah, c’mon. Who cares for your Mom’s precious shi*ty cookies anyways?’ and she had kicked at the plate carelessly, causing it to overturn and create a mess on the carpet. Tara had been dismayed but seeing her look, Maddie had snapped.

‘Come on, dummy. You have an army of maids. Surely someone can come and clean away the stuff?’

A small war was going on in Tara’s chest. Something was wrong but she did not want to offend her friend who was so …so cool!

Mumma had made her rules clear: respect the food you have.

But Maddie…she had just…