Greedy and Desperate

Kelly slammed the door loudly as she stomped into their medium apartment. Rage filled her up and steam would have flowed through her nostrils if only it was possible.

Lilly made no attempt to speak as her mother fumed. Daniel Robertson had said his goodbye to the two women and went straight to work. If he was going to at least increase sales by one percent then he needed to work nonstop.

"M-- mom..." Lilly finally muttered. One death stare from her mother and she went silent again.

Kelly sighed. "You have never been so foolish in all the three decades you have lived, you used to be ahead of every single person and you knew when they were trying to mess with your mind!

"But this time, you literally begged for your mind to be messed with! We have made an enemy today, apart from your ex husband, you know that right?"

Lilly didn't need any explanation to know who her mother was talking about. Everybody knew and respected Kathie Hughes because of how responsible and beautiful she was