Arabella Vanderbilt had just turned to leave when Rosy Roberts's aged and heavy voice suddenly rang out.
Arabella's footsteps halted instantly.
She looked toward Rosy with some surprise, only to see her looking up at her, her face etched with heart-wrenching pain and disappointment.
In a daze, she could remember a time when the old madam before her had also cherished her.
But then—
When it came to making choices for the sake of benefits...
When there was someone who could charm and please her better than her, who was awkwardly blunt...
When she could only observe their familial joy silently and obediently from a corner...
They all began to drift further and further away from her!
At first, she had hoped to protect the last of her familial bonds through forbearance, but in the end, she had let herself become so terribly distraught!
Disappointment...
No one felt it more than she did.
