The reunion between a mother and daughter who hadn’t seen each other for many years should have been exceedingly touching. However, even Isabelle herself could sense the distance between us. Not only did her feeble consolation and words that cut me to the quick fail to reduce the distance between us, but they had blood gushing from my wound instead.

 

After she had left, and the family had an addition of a stepmother and her daughter, how good would my life be as a child with no mother? Had she never considered all that? I just wanted a hug from her and for her to tell me how much she missed me and console me for having suffered in her absence while sobbing. But she didn’t say that to me. She merely uttered vapid words of how Nathan took good care of me!

 

I didn’t stay at the party. Christopher kept comforting me after returning to the hotel, but I remained despondent.

her so much, why didn’t you talk to her nicely? You really should have kept a tight rein on your temper. Look, you only caused yourself to be so crestfallen and regretful instead. I’ve truly

into her arms and exclaim for joy that I’ve finally found her and now have a mother at long last. But I truly

something many people will do, so it’s human

nicely? I inwardly heaved a sigh. I’m afraid that I might not know what to say

put in an appearance at the party tomorrow,

 

I answered wanly. Instead of anticipating meeting her again,

the second day of the party, a charity auction was held at the Pelagic Museum. Ansley donated an old painting from his collection and declared that he would be channeling the proceeds from the

searching the place, but I saw no

 

patriarch of the Goldstein

front before nodding. “Yup, he’s Lucas’ uncle and has

in a whisper. Would I have other siblings? If Mom has other children, I think I’d be a

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