Then Lily dropped a spoon.
Gloria leaned over to the girl and threw something hurtful at her. Before her mother could react, Gloria's hand struck the child's cheek.
A total silence fell on the room.
Lily didn't shed a tear. She simply stared at her grandmother, looking for what mistake she had made.
The behavior of the husband who reveals everything
In the general confusion, the mother grabbed Lily against her and left the room. In the parking lot, she was waiting for Ethan to join her to worry about their daughter. He went out—but only to reproach her for having embarrassed her mother.
