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 Henni watched as her mother continued to dissect the group of women in front of her. It was a sight to see when they started to look at Henni for help which brought her to smile. She looked at Nicole and grinned even more as Mack came out holding both of the boys, and they were smiling as they did, just like their father, who was where they got all of their looks from. She reached over and took one of them and smiled at the boy who was watching with wide eyes.

Nicole took a step closer to where Henni and Mack were standing. That was when her mother focused on the blonde-haired woman. “You!”

“Me?” Nicole tried to speak.

“Who else?” Henni’s mother asked. “You are the only one there. You are the most worthless of all of them.”

“Excuse me?” Nicole asked