Summer felt a kind of ringing in her ears after Karen slapped her. She was puzzled and looked at Karen in confusion.
Summer covered her face and whispered, "Mom, why did you hit me?"
Her voice was so low that only Summer herself could hear it. However, it was too quiet in the room. Karen was very close to Summer, so Karen also heard it.
"What did I tell you?" Karen looked at Summer sternly, "I've told you a thousand times. Don't get Vicky mad. But you shouted at her just now!"
Karen was very angry when she mentioned this. "Do you know how much effort I put into getting her to treat me better? Now you wiped it all out!"
"You're happy now?"
"Are you my daughter or my enemy?"
Hearing Karen's accusations, Summer opened her mouth, but no sound came out. She didn't know what to say.
Karen was blaming her for everything, but she had no idea what she had done wrong. Summer did not think that she was cursing Vicky. She was just arguing with Vicky.
From Summer's point of view, Vicky was the one who had done something wrong. However, Karen chose to blame Summer instead of Vicky.
Summer remained silent. Karen thought that Summer had recognized her mistake. Karen heaved a long sigh of relief. She bent down and stroked Summer's face. "Summer, I was a little carried away. I hope you understand that. I don't want to do this either..."
Karen was still blaming Summer. Summer clenched her hands and tried to hold back her tears. She said firmly in a low voice, "No."
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