She was practically screaming, her entire being consumed by hysteria.

Bertha knew she couldn’t keep up the act any longer and plopped down onto the bed. “Fine, I admit it. I did it. So what? I was doing it for your own good!”

“For my own good?”

“Of course! Do you really plan to spend your whole life with a blind man? You’re so young and beautiful, and you’re stuck taking care of a blind guy. As your mother, I obviously want to ...