Elinor found it impossible to cheer up after leaving her mother's house. From the start, she had little to no hope for their mother-daughter relationship, but tonight a little spark had appeared in her heart. If the visit to her home was successful, then Elinor wouldn't mind being on speaking terms with Marilyn and Elina.
Yet, it ended up in a disaster.
Elinor blamed herself for thinking too much of herself. A woman who didn't want her daughter when she was young wouldn't want her as an adult either. Elinor blamed it all on herself for even thinking about having hope. She ended up being hurt.
"I will never forgive her for what she did today! At the very least, she could have pretended to be nice for a few days and then asked for money! But no, she didn't waste any time and directly a
