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.

in..." She thought for a moment, and then tentatively said, "It resulted in Theo

Rebecca said. "You

you. Think about it! Why would Sydney, who's so smart, pick on you for no reason? Only

mean, Mom was harsh to me on purpose just

Rebecca said. "Continue

Rosalie thought about it, the more

was Mom trying to show me Theo's

suddenly changed. Sydney was smart and capable, and she was strong to boot. Though she was serious and cold, she was definitely not

Theo will still protect you if you're getting harassed. She wanted to make one last effort to see if she could salvage your relationship, even if it meant getting misunderstood by you. She just didn't expect the conflict with her son to

did you know, Grandma?"

her tone, it seemed like

be

was nothing unusual for Rebecca to

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