The rain was getting heavier, pelting against the glass windows with a loud pattering sound.
On the first floor of the living room, Coral Ruby sat by the dining table, looking at the silent little boy sitting nearby, and sighed deeply in her heart.
It was said that Gem Atkinson would come to see the little creature tonight, but he hadn't come yet, and there was no phone call either.
Elijah was a bit stubborn; if Gem didn't come, he refused to eat.
Norma Ruby probably got tired of waiting for Gem and went to the piano room.
Faint piano music could be heard from the piano room.
As always, the tune was smooth and natural, calm and peaceful, with little hint of joy or sorrow.
As it turned out, Norma Ruby and Coral Ruby were half-sisters, sharing the same father but different mothers. Coral was born to a concubine whom Mr. Ruby had raised outside of the main family. To put it bluntly, Coral was the child of a third party in an affair.
