Grace Yowell was startled and instinctively wanted to pull the trigger, but at this moment Mabel Quinn's hand pressed tightly, making it impossible for her to move the trigger.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Leight, who had been freed from restraint, stared in shock at the scene before her. Mabel, the one she had scolded and driven away, was now using her life to protect her, fighting desperately for that gun.
Mabel... could have refused, could have stepped back, could have safely hidden in a secure place.
Yet she agreed to the terms of the exchange!
In her mind, the scene at the police station resurfaced where the other person, with a face full of tears, shouted at her, "I am your daughter!"
At that time, she only felt the other person was talking nonsense.
But now... who is her daughter? Exactly who? Could she still not see clearly?
Her head... started to ache again, various scenes constantly filling her mind, too many... as if it were about to make her head explode.
