Maureen's mind short circuited, this was not the response she had embraced herself for. She was expected to be condemned for going against her brother's order.
She was not alone in the shock, everyone had been expecting old lady Mayfair to take a ladle to Maureen's ass, after all anything connected to the academy was a very big deal at the Mayfair house.
"Mother what did you just say? You mean that Edward really opened up to you? After all these years?" Her lips parted in slight disbelief.
Maureen was not sure if her ears were deceiving her, but it sounded as if Edward had shared some things with their mother. While it was not easy prying Edward's mouth open, it was a different story for her mother who was as chatty as a chicken at sunrise.
