In the living room.
When Ruth Upperton returned.
Bertha Marley was still applying an ice pack to her face. She looked at Ruth Upperton's pale complexion, concernedly asking, "Grandma, what's wrong with you? Your face is so pale, are you feeling unwell?"
"..." Ruth Upperton was a lot slower to respond, shook her head, "No, it's just that my heart feels a bit blocked."
"Huh?"
Bertha Marley immediately stood up, tossed the ice off her face, came to her side, held her arm, and feigned more concern, asking, "Who made grandma feel blocked in her heart? Could it be because of Isabella Lindsey?"
This was concern, but also sowing discord.
Though Ruth Upperton was unhappy, she wasn't a fool.
In the past, she might have thought Bertha Marley to be pure and kind-hearted, sharing her stance, and also excluding Isabella Lindsey.
But now, she doesn't think so.
