Chapter 51

Brittany hurriedly led her mother away from Matthew's house, her heart felt like a tangled mess of emotions. She was deeply embarrassed by her mother's outrageous behavior and sensed that it might have pushed her already fragile relationship with Matthew to the brink.

Tears welled up in her eyes as she pulled her mother towards their waiting car. However, Harper, seemingly oblivious to the turmoil her actions had caused, was anything but sympathetic.

"Stop crying, Brittany! Why the hell are you crying, huh?! Wipe your tears! You look stupid!" Harper snapped, her own anger unabated.

Inside the confines of their car, Brittany couldn't hold back her frustration any longer. She unleashed her pent-up emotions in a torrent of words. "I should stop crying?! Mom, didn't you realize what you did with Matthew's parents?! You made a scene, and now, I'm sure my boyfriend is mad at me!" Her voice wavered with a mixture of sorrow and anger.

However, Harper, in her relentless pursuit of self-interes