"I can't believe you agreed to this!" Sylvia fumed as soon as they were inside the sedan. Dina sat silently in the backseat, too exhausted to engage in the argument. She couldn't shake the disbelief that she had lowered herself for Rain. Watching her father's soft treatment of Rain only stoked her anger.
They were already on the road, but her mother couldn't stop voicing her annoyance. Dina silently agreed, her frustration growing. Rain must be so happy right now, and the thought of her life turning out so great only irked her further.
"That's enough, Sylvia. I made a decision, so you must not question it," Tim snapped, gritting his teeth. Dina struggled to understand what was going on in her father's mind.
"Rain is nothing! A nobody! I don't understand why you're so obsessed with keeping her around, especially after treating her like she doesn't exist! Isn't it enough that we already took her away from—"