An orphan girl whose parents were unknown, a girl who sought refuge with others, and then, a foster daughter.
Each of these terms was like a sharp blade, invisibly stabbing into the heart of Jane Sampson.
They were all mocking Jane Sampson, who had fallen from the cherished state of a little princess pampered in the palm of hands to a dependency-seeking orphan girl overnight.
Between heaven and earth, such a rise and fall could not be more drastic.
While Jane was fully aware of these matters in her heart, it was one thing; to have it so explicitly revealed by someone else was quite another. This so-called clarification, though appearing to defend Jane, was in reality, line by line, a ridicule and mockery of the thorough collapse of her persona as a rich and pretty woman.
Jane was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses, lifted her gaze, and saw Peter Gingery and James Black looking at her with a worried expression.
