Harmless Compliment
Anna Robinson knew that Hilda was a chameleon, who usually change her colour at will to suit her malicious ways. One minute she would stand by your side and even shed a tear with you during a setback. But the next minute, she would be making a mockery of your situation behind your back.
Anna also knew that Hilda's strength lay in her continuously wagging tongue and affiliation with the rich and powerful. But she never envisioned that she would have the audacity to talk ill of her family in her face, knowing fully well how dangerous her husband was.
Although Anna wanted to overlook Hilda's nasty comment, the mention of her daughter's name sparked a nerve of rage and bitterness in her. It reopened old wounds that took a long time to heal, thereby feeling her mind with poisonous thoughts.