Irene looked at him as though she had just heard a second betrayal. “You’re telling me to wait in line too?” Peter watched from several steps away without taking any satisfaction from the scene. The more pressure the Bernadus family placed on one another, the more the crowd was beginning to drift from legitimate criticism into something personal. Amanda finally looked back at her mother, and for a moment she seemed ready to soften what she had said. The cameras, bodyguards, and surrounding faces made a simple apology feel like a public admission of defeat, and the words never came. Irene noticed the hesitation and waited for her daughter to move closer again. When Amanda remained half a step away, Irene’s face became noticeably paler and her grip on her bag loosened. Norma watched without comment. Whatever the problems inside the Bernadus household, the scene was painful enoug