Jude was taken aback by the expression on Emma's face for a second before she regained her composure.
"Who are you trying to show that attitude to? Do you think I don't know you well? From a young age, when have you not caused trouble!?" Jude raised her voice. "If you didn't do anything wrong, why would you coerce Vanessa? Can you deny that?"
Right then, Charles entered the house and noticed the tense atmosphere, puzzled at what was happening. Emma glared at Jude whereas her mother scolded her. Vanessa, on the other hand, had her eyes red from all the tears she shed.
"What happened here?" Charles asked, assuming a solemn expression. "No matter what, it could have waited. Emma hadn't rested for two days."
Jude stared at him in discontentment.
