2-3-4 Challenge Book Discussions #2 discussion

Through manipulation, Jill solicits her latest boyfriend Dale to kidnap Avery from her grandmother’s house when she was eleven years old. Your thoughts on why Jill is so determined to take Avery away from Grandmother Lola and Carrie? Why would she want the child she abandoned at birth? What’s her ultimate goal?

She's mine and no one else can have her? Who knows the mind of Jill? I can only think she fully believes her delusion that Avery was taken from her, and she wanted her back. She arranged the kidnapping to cause her mother and Carrie pain.

Exactly, Anita. Jill believes that her baby was taken from her by her mother and sister. She is determined to get Avery back and hurt them in the process.

I think Jilly had plans to use Avery. I'm not sure if it was a plan to manipulate men to give her money or not. I'm sure it was vindictive to hurt Carrie and her mother.

I also believe Jilly wanted to use Avery and that her main motivation was revenge against her mother and Carrie. To cause them the greatest pain possible. She wanted them to suffer. It's clear she cared nothing about her child and wouldn't hesitate to harm her when she's no longer useful to her.