Помогите перевести. Sometimes, a family is like an ear of summer

Помогите перевести. Sometimes, a family is like an ear of summer corn: It might look perfect on the outside, but when you peel the husk away, every kernel is rotten. With the DiLaurentises, the girl who seemed like the victim might just have been the tormentor. Sending Courtney away might just have been Alis master plan. And maybe, just maybe, all Courtney wanted was what she deserveda happy life.