Rowena never offered details either. She mentioned her daughter only in brief, careful references, never expanding beyond the word “accident.” Ashley wondered whether the wedding preparations made Rowena sad. After all, she would’ve dreamed of doing this for her daughter.
However, Ashley was at a loss now. There didn’t seem to be any way in which to reduce the distance between them, without it seeming like she was rubbing salt in the older woman’s wounds. On the one hand, she could’ve used a friendlier ally, but on the other, Rowena seemed to thwart her best efforts at proximity.