Beatrix slumped even further in her chair. “Mum doesn’t listen to anyone,” she said. “She’s proud of being that way. She has all of these followers online, and she’s always telling them that the only way to be exceptional is to never accept no for an answer.” She paused and drew in a shaky breath, as though preparing herself to say something truly egregious. “She calls herself ‘An American Mama Bear In London’.”
