In other words, Elaine was penniless.

Then, why had she insulted Mrs. Wayne on the phone like a snobbish wealthy shrew not long after?

Did she suddenly become rich in such a short period of time?

Where did the money come from?

Even if she was indeed rich, why did she have to disappear then?

Was it really because she despised her and her father after she became rich?

It was not absolutely impossible though, based on her understanding of her mother’s characteristics, but how about Thompson