A Lonely Death
Mom had been about to snap back, but suddenly, she froze as if something had just come to mind.
But in the next second, her expression returned to normal. "Pat, I can't believe you'd stoop to making something like this up just for Aubree. You don't have a daughter of your own, so you've always treated Aubree like one. I get that you care about her. But is a troublemaker like her really worth it?"
Mom was too caught up in her own obsession. Anything related to me would instantly shatter her rationality, leaving her unreasonable and impossible to talk to.