only borrowed your mother's doctor. Why are you getting

Emilia. Convinced she had no money left, he

her tears, she spoke with resolve. "T

ace. "You need to know when to

wedding night, when he had addressed he

rried you. Remember your place. Don't interfere in m

she had complied with every

d he had hurried away. Without a single complaint, Emilia h

n the morning to prepare oatmeal for him. Her hands had bli

im company until morning. Despite being worn out and bleary-eyed, she

little and showing him enough care and pat

inally realize he would

ve her behind. He had refused to give the doctor ba

in a low but clear voice. "I'll never

uddenly beg

ed to leave for th

there in

behind her, Emilia t

ce, "Emilia, leave me now, and you sh

g down, she ke

f the cremation en

Taking out the voice recorder her mother h

've never regretted. All these years, you've done so much for me. After I'm gone, th

nst her chest before dropping her fac

sed to forgiv

ve someone who had deserte

il everything in front

e could distinguish a tall

fore her, gently placing his

ice, he said, "Get some

lids far enough to make out his f

usness, she thought something br

d. "It's been su

d spent asleep, she

e lounge of the funeral home, covered

was Danica Evans,

With everything that happened, why didn't you give me

ntion settled on the coat l

still. "Who does t

already covering you when I arrived. A cleane

a ran her fingertips back and

g strangely famili

brief account of what had happened to her mother,

Emilia she ought to have left those two

anagement over to me. Do you have any idea how many clients are sti

over the years had gone to

is legal troubles, even securing victories in three

at work, Andrew had enjoyed ample t

f my first priority from this point on. After I

till hoping you'll come back." From her briefcase, Danica produced a contract. "This contract

he contract and b

choose which cases to accept or refuse, had no requirement to ta

had worked hard to accomplish. However, she stopped

d Gor

ilia felt her he

him, af

ther, until his family pushed him toward an enga

e together, but Edmund had

had come across the announ

mother suffered an injury. By then, she had abandoned an

dmund had

d nothing as she looked at t

she had no idea, and she wanted

ow I won't