ow does the news of her husband's death affect Mrs. Mallard? RL.3 A. She is at first overcome with grief, but soon she realizes that his death will allow her to lead an independent life. B. She pretends to mourn her husband. but she is privately happy to rid herself of the man whom she never loved. C. She is physically upset by the news, and this distress triggers her heart condition and kills her. D. She is at first happy to hear that he is dead, but she comes to realize that she will still miss him.