She knew better than to hope Charlotte had shown up hoping to heal the rift she'd made between herself and Zoe, yet part of her had hoped that was the case. She must have become more Heart than even she had realized. All Heart...and all Spade.

"The person you should have been--or thought you should be. It's not unusual for a mother to put all her hopes and dreams on her children, particularly when she's accomplished so little in her own life."

She could escort the Huntly woman out. She knows pressure points and could make her follow along docilely. But there's still the chance Charlotte would cause a scene before the pain struck her silent. A movement so slight she might not have seen it had she not been looking that way tells her the unwanted guest's arrival has not gone unnoticed. "Do be careful what you wish for, dear."