▁occasionally ▁reward ed , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁strongly ▁suggested ▁that ▁Frank ▁appreci ates ▁" L ittle ▁Deb bie " ▁more ▁than ▁anyone ▁else ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁though ▁that ▁changes ▁when ▁he ▁tells ▁her ▁cr ush ▁Luke ▁that ▁she ▁sle eps ▁around ▁the ▁estate ▁in ▁hopes ▁she ▁doesn ' t ▁sacrifice ▁money ▁for ▁char ity , ▁and ▁even ▁when ▁Frank ▁tries ▁to ▁do ▁good ▁and ▁give ▁her ▁money ▁for ▁a ▁trip ▁she ▁still ▁ref uses ▁to ▁forg ive ▁him . ▁Deb bie ▁also ▁det ests ▁her ▁mother ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁family , ▁ref using ▁to ▁forg ive ▁her ▁for ▁abandon ing ▁them ▁years ▁ago ▁or ▁for ▁her ▁continued ▁la z iness ▁and ▁self - abs or ption . ▁She ▁did ▁respond ▁sympath et ically ▁when ▁more ▁details ▁became ▁clear ▁regarding ▁Mon ica ' s ▁ab us ive ▁child hood ▁at ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁hands . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁Deb bie ▁was ▁close ▁to ▁Frank ' s ▁ex - w ife , ▁She ila ▁( Mag gie ▁O ' Ne ill ). ▁ ▁Deb bie ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁family ▁is ▁generally ▁good . ▁She ▁views ▁her ▁sib lings ▁as ▁her ▁depend ants ▁and ▁generally ▁supports ▁them ▁through ▁their ▁various ▁mis ad vent ures . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁family ▁generally ▁recogn ises ▁all ▁she ▁does ▁for ▁them . ▁She ' s ▁particularly ▁protect ive ▁of ▁and ▁very ▁close ▁to ▁her ▁younger ▁brother ▁Li am . ▁Her ▁relationship ▁with ▁him ▁seems ▁to ▁border ▁between ▁sur rog