At the same time, Gretchen left the Hudson Group building and angrily spat in its direction. She noticed her son eating desserts given by Estelle and scolded him, saying, “Is eating all you can do?!” She reached out and knocked the dessert from her son’s hand. “Don’t eat anything that woman gives you anymore, understood?”

The dessert fell to the ground, covered in dust. The boy looked at Gretchen sadly but didn’t say anything.

“Why are you staring at me like that? What she gave ...