Darren stayed out of sight from the camera but held her hand.
Lillian watched as her mother appeared on the screen. She was in prison garb and had a clearly fake smile on her face. She squeezed Darren's hand before saying in a cold tone, "Hello mother."
Lillian hated the way it sounded, but it was the only way to not have her voice shake. Kathryn said in a warm very harsh tone, "Hello Lillian. Are you enjoying your freedom? How's the boy? You know the one that beat me black and blue. You got rid of him didn't you, for beating your mother?"
"I didn't dump him," Lillian responded, "He-"
Her mother cut her off, "Then your a really just a slutty whore."
Lillian froze and one of the guards started speaking to Kathryn before she was pulled away from the screen and the call ended. Lillian was still staring at the empty black screen.
Darren kissed her cheek. “You’re not a whore. You’re perfect,”