Chapter 20

Wendy was haunted by the sting of Natalie's words: "Being my biological mother doesn't give you a free pass. You always took Jennifer's side when I was wronged. If you'd shown me even a shred of sincerity, I wouldn't have cut ties so easily. But you didn't." These thoughts weighed heavily on Wendy. Jennifer, whom she'd raised to be kind and considerate, was her pride. But Natalie, who had just re-entered their lives, was a different story

Wendy had always favored Jennifer over Natalie, her own daughter. The more she thought about it, the more her discomfort grew.

"Wendy, Wendy," Nick called, pulling her from her thoughts.

She looked at him, her brow furrowed. "What's up?"

forced. "You've seemed off lately. Maybe we should get you out by a doctor

checked

"Is it that obvious? It's all because of Natalie. What she said has been bothering me, she wondered

zoning out a lot. Menopause is a thing, you know. Maybe you' should look into

"You think I'm going

will suffer too." She couldn't avoid considering the grim fate Natalie

found out something?

about my hormones? As my husband, shouldn't you be supporting me through this?" Wendy snapped.

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