Sitting at the table, Jessica kept a piece of French fries between her teeth, as if she was smoking.

“How are you getting along with your daughter?" she asked.

Thinking that Jessica was asking her about Vivian, Julie tensed and answered, “We... We just had an argument. We are not getting along well.”

"What?!" Jessica asked in a raised voice, pounding her fist on the table.

For a moment, the shop clerk was even worried that Jessica was going to hit Julie.