Gary stared at Monica's back as she left. He was so angry that he was turning red from holding it in.
"You talk about how Monica… your daughter… You say that she's…" Gary struggled to get his words out coherently.
Ruby took a deep breath and said, "Let her be. She's our only daughter."
"It's because of you that Monica's like this. You indulged her too much."
"Yes, it's all my fault. It's my fault as well that I married you." Hearing her husband's words, Ruby felt even more aggrieved. "I shouldn't have married you in the first place."
"Why are you saying such things again?"
"Isn't that what you meant? How I didn't take good care of this family? I shouldn't have stayed at home, took care of my husband, and raised my children. I shouldn't have trapped myself in this house for the rest of my life. I shouldn't have given up on my interests, hobbies, and ambitions back then. All I had to be was a housewife for you, Gary. Isn't that right?"
