chapter twenty four

Mary's home. The same morning.

Mary woke up by Roland's side. She was troubled that she could not sleep. She woke up feeling very down.

She stood up and went out to the kitchen. It was a Saturday, so it was a resting day.

At the kitchen, she met her mother cooking. "Good morning mom." She greeted her mother.

"Good morning." Vivian replied. Vivian then turned to her and saw that she was not okay.

"Are you feeling well?" Vivian asked to be sure. "I'm not mom. I am not." She said to her mother.

"I have told you. Do not worry about Peter. We I'll find another way to bring him down, to make the world and Mr. Thompson and his family see him for who he really is." She said to her daughter, trying to calm her down.

Mary was not having it. She was really scared. "But I can't calm down mom. I will be seeing him in the office and I will have to call him sir." She said to her mother.

"You will do no such thing. When you go to the office, call him by name. He has low self esteem and will