"Amy!" Olenna called out gently as she followed Amy into her room, where the latter had purposefully left the door open.
She shut the door and looked at the girl who had her head buried on her knees. "It's okay, dear. Don't be sad or angry..."
Amy shook her head, looked at her mother tearfully, and cried out, "No, I'm not... I'm just... I'm just embarrassed... She probably sees me as lesser than her now that she has her own car... I feel so lowly..."
Olenna's chest tightened at Amy's words. She wanted the children she raised to be confident, but the opposite was happening right now. She reached out and stroked her daughter's hair, her voice soothing. "That's nonsense, Amy. Quinn would never think of you that way. Don't read too much into this."
Amy sniffled and wiped her tears with the back of her hand. "But Mommy... I've been trying so hard. I studied hard, I did my best, but I still couldn't get a car. And now... now she's acting like I don't even deserve to be happy for her." Her voice cracked, her shoulders trembling.
Olenna pulled her into a warm embrace.
Amy sobbed against her chest. "I will accept that as my fate... I'll just accept it because I can't change that she is more amazing than me and will always be the first to get the best things. It's normal, she's the first of us, so she deserves to be treated better than me. It's alright, Mommy."
"No, it's not," Olenna said instinctively, patting Amy's back. "It's okay, love. I'll say it again: to me, you're the best daughter so far. And for that, I have a gift for you for being the best daughter to me..." She released her from the hug and cup her cheeks, her eyes overflowing with motherly love.
"I'm just glad you think of me as your favorite daughter," Amy said as she looked up with teary eyes. "What gift are you talking about?"
"First of all, give Momma a smile," Olenna requested, her smile wide.
Amy pouted before giving a light smile, though she wanted nothing more than to hear the reveal of that surprise.
Her heart raced like a marathon in her chest, and she couldn't help but feel it was exactly what she wanted, but she wasn't too sure.
She clenched her hands to stifle her excitement and asked, "Now, are you gonna tell me?"
"Well..." Olenna stood up, "Wait till tomorrow afternoon. It will be ready by the time you return from class. Don't worry, baby, it's gonna be a surprise you will really love."
Amy could only pray in her head that it was what she wanted.
Nevertheless, she reached out to hug Olenna. "Thanks for getting me a surprise, Mommy. You're the best mother in the world. I love you the most." She tenderly rubbed her head against Olenna's chest, and the latter's eyes twinkled with joy.
Olenna had never had a child of her own. Her relationship with Miller was strictly to help him take care of his kids in return for the unshakable status and luxury she enjoyed now.
Back then, her career wasn't doing so well, but linking up with Miller saved it and brought her another wave of popularity.
Of course, taking care of the kids, in her case, wasn't really hard. She only became their mother when they were three, and as one of their biological mother's friend, they had met before and get along well.
Most importantly, they had nannies growing up. It was stress-free.
Quinn was quite the sensible one and would try to stop Amy from disturbing her so much back then, which she truly appreciate because she really wasn't ready for much parenting then.
Back then, Olenna could go on any vacation she wanted at any time of the day and shop for cute, expensive stuff with Miller's credit card. Since the kids' father was nice to her and they were her friend's kids, she treated them well enough.
As time passed, she grew closer to the twins, and they became accepting of her as their mother. Now, fifteen years later, Amy had been nothing but a bundle of joy to her. She was sunny, cute, sensible, and brought her nothing but laughter everyday. She was the kind of daughter you couldn't help but spoil, which was exactly what Olenna was doing.
She felt lucky to have Amy as her daughter, and she wanted to make sure she never felt inferior about herself. A child raised by her had to be the best and grow up with nothing but the best.