At that moment, upon hearing the words Oliver just said, Cora found herself completely frozen in her seat, unable to speak, unable to formulate a single coherent response. Because this was more than just an uncomfortable situation - this was a deeply personal violation, this was a slap directly to her face that stung with the kind of shame and humiliation that went all the way down to her core.
She genuinely couldn't believe that a good-for-nothing person like Lovi would actually stoop this low, would actually go through with something this despicable after everything.
The silence inside the car became thick and heavy as Cora sat there staring blankly at her phone screen, her lips pressed tightly together, her mind racing through a thousand different thoughts and emotions simultaneously while her hands continued their barely perceptible trembling in her lap.
