Standing Her Ground

“I’m sorry to disappoint you, that’s what it means,” Bella insisted.

These days, Bella was after setting boundaries and finding peace. If there was anyone going to be a threat to her mental health, moving them to the sideline shouldn’t be a problem.

There was a deafening silence hanging in the atmosphere. This wasn’t the first time Bella was saying ‘no’ to her ex-mother-in-law.

The first time it happened, Bella was involved in a fatal accident.

“Isabella, listen. I don’t care what you see me as. I am not Gerald, so don’t treat me the same way as him. I have a very busy schedule and I believe that I don’t need your permission to see my granddaughter. Isn’t that right?”

Bella nodded. “You are right. You don’t need my permission to see your granddaughter. But you have seemed to have forgotten that I have a job and my own schedule. Also, I am no longer your daughter-in-law, so I don’t have to answer to you anymore.”

Bella was showing Mrs. Fallon that she was no pushover. If she had