The Lowly Nurse

“I don’t want revenge.”

“I’m not offering revenge,” Margaret said. “I’m offering responsibility. Money without responsibility is what made that backyard possible.”

The sentence stayed with Elena.

Chapter 6 — Polite Desperation

Over the next weeks, the Whitmores entered a period of polite desperation.

Richard called Daniel six times the day after the party. Daniel answered once. “Your mother is upset,” Richard said.

“My daughter was humiliated.”
“Mia is young. She’ll forget.”
“I won’t.”