Through the visions, Joy witnessed her mother growing interested in Cassius from the very beginning.
The proposal on their first meeting, which Joy hadn't even known about.
How Maria had been confused at first, then curious, then increasingly drawn to him as a person. Wanting to learn everything about him.
Then came the meeting with Diana, which led to their date.
Joy watched the entire day unfold—Maria laughing, smiling, glowing in a way she had never seen before.
She didn't just see it; she felt Maria's emotions.
The pure joy bubbling in her chest. The deep, budding love taking root. How being with Cassius made her feel like the happiest woman alive.
It shocked Joy to her core.
Her mother of all people feeling this way about Cassius, the man Joy had always seen as her archenemy.
But it didn't stop there.
The memories revealed Maria's hidden desires.
