In the Lumbert Estate, after one year of staying, and basically just after half a year that Ellena left, Isabella was left with deep thoughts, remembering that this day is Ellena's birthday.
'I wonder if Big Sister is happy right now.' Isabella thought, then sighed.
She stood up from her study table then fixed herself, going outside for a walk.
When she passed through the servants, all of them greeted her. She smiled at each of them, but deep inside, she was hurt each time she looked at them.
She was thinking that maybe they were just being respectful to her because she had been adopted by the matriarch. If not, of course, she'll be treated like the other servants.
Well, it is what humans were. They only respect those who are above them or at least equal to them. Below them, they don't basically care. And thinking about it, Isabella just realized why Ellena was working hard on saving everyone from their grandfather.