"..."
Erica pouted and muttered under her breath, "What's gotten into you? You're acting so weird today, always trying to do these unnecessary things."
"Well, it's because you two are at odds," Lin Chen said, floating on the water's surface as he gently paddled with his hands. "She's your mother, after all. She still loves and cares about you, even if her methods might not be the best."
"Besides, you know if your mom hadn't stepped up back then, your whole family might be homeless now."
"Of course I get that, but I just can't get along with her. The moment I see her, I get inexplicably irritated."
