Selma Payne's POV:
'You had so many ideas, didn't you? An orphanage supported by the royal family and countless families eager to have a child, there were many ways to achieve the best of both worlds. Why let your conscience be tortured for a lifetime?'
However, the part that belonged to Madeline said, 'Don't be naïve. You know how worried the Evaria Family is about this precious baby. Unless they found a corpse, they would not give up on finding this hard-won bargaining chip.'
'No matter where he goes, there would be traces. Who could guarantee that the child would leave the power struggle stage forever? If the Evaria Family found him, what would you do? Won't I still have to walk the path of silencing people?'
