When Laura Thorne finally regained consciousness and opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was Summer Thorne sitting by the window.
Summer just sat there quietly, gazing out the window. Even though they were in the same room, so close, she refused to spare her mother a single glance.
It was a perfect reflection of their mother-daughter relationship. They should have been the closest people in the world, yet they were forever distant.
In that moment, a storm of emotions washed over Laura Thorne, and tears welled up in her eyes once more.
At the sound, Summer Thorne finally turned her head, her expression cool as she looked at the woman on the bed.
The moment their eyes met, it was as if Laura Thorne suddenly remembered everything that had happened. Her pupils contracted violently, and as she stared at Summer Thorne, the fear in her expression clearly outweighed the pain.
