With anger in her eyes, she yelled into the phone, "You are such a jinx! I shouldn't have asked for your custody. I should have let your violent father beat you to death."
Yolanda patted her back and comforted her, "Mom, don't be angry. It's not worth it to get yourself hurt over such a small matter."
Mary's anger and aggrieved emotions finally found an outlet in her beloved daughter.
"If it wasn't for her, how could I have endured domestic violence from my ex-husband for so many years? I suffered so much in the fight for her custody. Sam even injured his leg while saving her."
I had heard these words since I was a child.
Because I felt sorry for her, those things became her bargaining chip to control me.
Sam's leg was not injured because of saving me.
"Mom, take care of yourself. You guys eat first, and leave the matter of contacting Alice to me."
After Yolanda comforted Mary, she sent me a lot of voice messages.
"Now is not the time to be angry. Don't be so selfish. Mom has suffered so much for you. How can you bear to make her so angry?
"You'd better come up with a good reason to explain what happened today.