Chapter 412 I Only Want Max and the Coopers

• "Do you truly think I'm out of ideas, Mom? Do you want to see our family fall apart like that?" Jackson couldn't believe such harsh words had just slipped from his mother's mouth. Leila was a part of their family of martyrs and was once the wife of a famous man. She used to be a logical and capable figure who was said to be one of the most outstanding women in the public eye. What has gotten into her? Jackson wondered.
• Leila seemed to realize how she might have gone overboard with her words, but she bit down on her lip and stuck with her statement. "Did I say anything wrong? Don't you just find me annoying at this point? It seems like everything I do is wrong. You have an opinion on everything I do—you even comment on my decision to take in a god-granddaughter. Throughout the years, I've cared for you when you lost your father and siblings. Now, you claim that I'm trying to ruin the family. Are you going to tell your father and brothers the same thing when you see them in the afterlife?"
• "You're missing the point here, Mom. Don't you think you've made a mistake? Don't you think what you did to Caitlin was too much?" Jackson realized how his mother was getting more irrational as she grew older.