Matriarch Farrell added, “Your aunt couldn’t bear the blow; she became insane and passed away in an accident… The burden of the family fell on my shoulders.”
Kathryn rarely heard her mother mention her aunt and uncle. When she heard her mother mention it and saw her mother’s complicated expression, she wanted to ask her mother whether the deaths of her aunts were caused by her mother.
When the words came to her lips, she still swallowed them.
No questions were asked about the exit.
Even if she asked, her mother wouldn’t tell her.
She will also be angry with her because of this, blaming her as her biological daughter for not trusting her.
“Mom, do you have photos of your aunt and uncle?” Kathryn bit into the candied haws and asked, pretending to be curious, “Mom, you said that Liberty and my aunt are a bit similar, but I have never seen a photo of my aunt, so I don’t know how similar they are. Liberty is just a granddaughter. How can a granddaughter be like a grandma? How similar?”
After being silent for a long time, Matriarch Farrell said: “There used to be photos, but after decades, those photos were damaged and couldn’t be seen clearly. I had to throw away those photos. Now I don’t have any photos of them here.”
“Liberty and Sonny are a bit like your aunt. Liberty should look like her mother. Her mother looked very similar to my eldest sister when she was young. Audrey looks like both her father and mother. From Audrey, I saw the shadow of my eldest sister. Their words, demeanor, behavior, and even their voices are alike.
If my eldest sister were alive, Audrey would be sitting in Mom’s position now. If she were sitting in this position, maybe our Farrell Group could still be at its peak. Mom, I will never be as good as your aunt and her daughter.”
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