Chapter 28

For the first time that night, Gina felt at peace. There she sat, lamenting to her mother how her husband and his family demeaned her. While Henry acted like he had mood swings most of the time, his cousins were downright mean and insulting to her. She had no idea what they had been saying behind her back, and as at that moment, the only person she could remotely trust was Henry's mother. But even her affections weren't guaranteed as she had the suspicion that the woman still didn't trust them. If that was so, then she needed to keep the Thorn family at arm's length.

As Gina talked, she watched her mother's chest go up and down in a steady moton. The woman was still unconscious and in a critical state, but according to the doctors, the worst was over. Now, it was just a matter of time before she woke up and thought she had been patient, Gina didn't know how much she could take. Her mother was her confidant, her go to person, even before her best friend. The woma