Rebecca said, "Don't blame her."

Rosalie nodded. "I won't, Grandma. I don't have any reason to hold a grudge against her. I think Mom's quite lonely, too."

"Yes, she's rather pitiful. If I could turn back time, I wouldn't have let her marry Wesley. It's also my fault. But I asked you not to blame her not because she is pitiful, but because she had another reason for being harsh to you."

Rosalie was puzzled. "Grandma, what do you mean?"

"When she was harsh to you, what did you see?"

"I..." Rosalie was confused. "I just saw Mom being harsh to me."

Rebecca chuckled, and raised her hand to flick Rosalie's forehead. "Silly girl. I mean, what did Sydney's harshness result in?"

Rosalie rubbed her forehead, feeling a bit dazed from the flick.

moment, and then tentatively said, "It resulted in

said.

pick on you for no reason? Only an idiot would

Rosalie suddenly understood something. "Grandma... You mean, Mom was harsh to me on purpose just to see Theo's

said. "Continue guessing,

Rosalie thought about it,

Mom trying to

smart and capable, and she was strong to boot. Though she was serious and cold, she was definitely not narrow-minded. She wouldn't

wanted to make one last effort to see if she could salvage your relationship, even if it meant getting misunderstood by you. She

you know, Grandma?"

there at the time, but from her tone, it seemed like she knew

be

and nodded without asking further. It was nothing unusual for Rebecca to know; she must have talked to the servants or

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