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Ellen felt the sting. She had always suspected Laura wanted control, but this was different. This was deliberate exclusion.<\/p>\n

\u201cMom,\u201d Mark said finally, \u201cLaura thought it would be\u2026 simpler if it were just her parents and her sister. She didn\u2019t mean it the way it sounded.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ellen\u2019s throat tightened. \u201cSimpler? You mean excluding me, your mother, after I spent thousands of dollars, is simpler?\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark didn\u2019t answer.<\/p>\n

He sounded small, caught between loyalty to his wife and the shame of hurting his mother.<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Ellen felt the sting. She had always suspected Laura wanted control, but this was different. This was deliberate exclusion. \u201cMom,\u201d Mark said finally, \u201cLaura thought it would be\u2026 simpler if it were just her parents and her sister. She didn\u2019t mean it the way it sounded.\u201d Ellen\u2019s throat tightened. \u201cSimpler? You mean excluding me, your…<\/p>\n

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