"Damian Sterling, put me down! Put me down right now," Emma Hart demanded, patting Damian Sterling's shoulder insistently.
"Damian, is this really okay? How could you talk back to your grandfather? He said... he said something that makes sense. I have nothing, I'm not pretty, I don't have an education, no background, no family. I don't deserve you," Emma's voice cracked as tears streamed down her face. Her words were soft, but Damian heard them clearly.
