Mrs. Dalton sobbed, stung by Joy Dalton's yelling. With an aggrieved expression, she said, "Wasn't I tricked by that Nanny Vaughn? Besides, why did I go to the Sterling family's house? It was all for you! To secure your position!"
Joy Dalton laughed, her anger boiling over. "Are you trying to help me? You're ruining me! Now everyone in the Sterling family knows I bribed Nanny Vaughn. How am I supposed to face any of them ever again? And what about Sharon? How is she supposed to manage in that house? The Sterling relatives are all snobs who look down on everyone, and Mrs. Sterling is so strict with her rules. What are they going to think of Sharon? Will they have any respect for her? You—" Joy Dalton shot a vicious glare at Mrs. Dalton. "You've completely ruined things for me and Sharon!"
At that moment, if Mrs. Dalton hadn't been her own mother, Joy Dalton probably would have gotten physical. She was just that furious. Unbelievably so.
