"Oh my, do not cry! I am sure your father will be proud of you." Ana patted the shoulders of the girl when she trembled and cried harder.
Ana's actions were innocent and pure in the eyes of others. They stared at the young woman showing sympathy to the blood of the woman who tried to assault her.
They did not know whether she was naive or just too kind. But she needed to be protected.
Countess Asmond looked at the scene with disdain. She had always hated Regina's who tried to stand against them in society. She had never taken that sick man as her equal. She was relieved that his daughter was a fool to open her brazen mouth and speak the truth.
Now, she would make sure that they would never be able to stand in the society. She just had to curry a favor from this fool now. She looked at Ana with the eyes of a predator while sipping her wine.
