“Julie, I invited you here today to discuss something about our daughter, Vivian."

Our daughter! Did Patricia actually say “our daughter"? Julie had to hide her impulse to Laugh.

And she was indeed successful in restraining her outburst of laughter. She didn't reply to Patricia, but instead, she directed her attention to Vivian.

“What's wrong with Vivian?" asked Julie.

No matter how many dirty things happened between Bill and Patricia, Julie never denied the fact that Vivian was her adopted child. She still cared about her.