She was not shocked by Jillian Carter saying Jane Sampson was the true daughter of the Carter Family. She was shocked that the reason James Carter broke up with her in the past was not that he couldn't handle his sister Jillian's views and ultimately gave up on their longstanding relationship.
"Jillian Carter, you're right, I should hate you," Mandy Forest growled, "Why did you lie to me back then? If it weren't for you telling me those things, I wouldn't have cared about my future. I would have definitely bought a flight ticket, gone to the Carter Family, and asked him why he wanted to break up with me."
"To me, life and death parting is not the most painful. The most painful is when someone is alive but feels despair and sorrow first. I loved him so much. If I had known the truth back then, even if I had to let him go, I would have done so without regret, because I was going to honor our vow and spend my life with him, even if his life was short."
