The Judgement

“How dare you?”

Without being told, Claudia knew instantly that the handsome man standing in front of her was the same man who came with Valerie to her daughter's wedding party. He was fearful and, at the same time, very handsome.

Bursting into fake tears, she fell on the hard ground, sobbing falsely. “Oh God! Why have you decided to punish me with such a daughter? Where did I go wrong in disciplining her? I've always tried my best to be the best mother, and now this?”

Reluctantly, Valerie got up from Ethan's arm. She stood at the other end, staring at Claudia, shedding false tears. Likewise, she stared at her, confused. Was she doing all this to get the sympathy of everyone? She was obviously making Valerie look bad in everyone's eyes. “Claudia, what are you talking about? Why did you suddenly show up at my working place after so long?”

Glaring hard at her, Claudia continued weeping. “You ran off with my hard-earned money, and you kept sleeping around with men. Oh, you really thought