Struggling to swallow a bowl of soup, it took Erica a whole half-hour to finish.
Throughout this, she didn’t say a word. Neither did Rosalynn, who just quietly kept her company.
After she finished, Erica lowered her head, remaining silent for a moment. "I regret every second of it. I regret helping a stranger, being too kind... not taking Mary away when I had the chance. She was just a kid. What was there to respect about her wishes? If I'd taken her away, none of this would've happened!"
“The contact person from Madeleine's side, we already stressed repeatedly, this situation needed to be handled discreetly, not made public.” Rosalynn lowered her eyes. “We sympathize with Madeleine's situation. Helping her was the right thing to do. It's the Winters family who didn't heed our advice and brought this disaster upon us.”
Erica's fingers trembled slightly as she looked up at Rosalynn. "So, what you're saying is... you're not gonna help her anymore?"
"What do you think?" Rosalynn threw the question back at her.
“Actually, on the way here, I've been thinking about this.” Erica's eyes reddened again. “But I know that Mary wouldn't want me to do that. She was so happy when she heard I was going to help Madeleine...”
Rosalynn looked at her, reaching out to put her hand on hers.
Erica said, "I don't even know who to hate, who to take revenge on!"
“Then don't worry about it for now. Just take a break, watch TV, play games, read books. Take it easy, and you'll figure it out eventually.” Rosalynn said gently.
Erica looked at her, tears welling up in her eyes.
Seeing that Erica had eaten something, Larkin felt slightly reassured.
After Erica fell asleep, he quietly slipped out of the room.
Wayne and Rosalynn were in the living room.
Larkin, looking guilty, said, "I'm sorry for the trouble."
Rosalynn shook her head. “The last thing we lack here is rooms. It's no trouble. Besides... I was also involved in the thing with Madeleine...”
“There's no right or wrong in this.” Larkin sighed.
“When you guys left, the commotion at the monastery attracted a lot of attention. Now it's all over the internet. We managed to suppress the trending topic on Twitter a bit, but once the topic rises, it'll still attract attention.”
The original topic of a mental patient killing an orphan was already attention-grabbing.
And this orphan was the child Erica was going to adopt.
With these factors piled on, the heat just couldn't be suppressed.
“Orval showed me.” Larkin replied. “Don't bother suppressing it anymore. That woman just wants to use public opinion to force the monks to bear the pain of Mary's death and help her daughter get treatment for free, right? Let her reap what she's sown.”
The internet is like a double-edged sword.
If you want to use it, you have to be prepared to lose control and get hurt.
“I see.” Rosalynn nodded.
"I've already contacted the PR department. We'll ban any comments that are detrimental to Erica." Wayne said.
"Thank you."
At this moment, Larkin felt very grateful. He was thankful that fate had arranged for a friend like Rosalynn in Erica's life.
“You must've not slept much these past few days. Go get some rest.” Rosalynn gently suggested.
“Okay, thank you for taking care of things in the coming days.”
Larkin was still worried about leaving Erica alone in her room.
After chatting with Rosalynn for a while, he hurried back to the room.
“I also watched that video just now.” Wayne's eyes showed disgust. “That woman is disgusting, she even complained in the end that her daughter didn't kill enough people.”
“I guess that's the only way she can vent her feelings.” Rosalynn expressed her disgust. “She's gonna have a lot of pain waiting for her in the future.”
“You're not planning to take any action against her?” Wayne asked.
“She's now the focus of public opinion, and her daughter, after the treatment is over, will be sent back to her. She’s gonna have to take care of her for the rest of her life.” Rosalynn's voice was cold. “We don't need to deal with her. She'll get the punishment she deserves.”
Wayne lowered his eyes, "This isn't right."
This thought flashed through his mind.
Even such insignificant people could cause substantial harm to someone like Erica.
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