her hands. Slowly, she looked

or and there were a couple drop

He says that he has something very important to di

atched her he

he got up, feeli

, she went to the closet to pick out one of her mother's old dresses. Sh

Lucy Li shouted, exasperated with how long Christine was taking

. "Oh, Aunt Lucy. I'm sorry. I'm here now, aren't I?" Christine p

. Nicholas later, just hea

ave her a s

I know what

dult. She would never need to take orders from anyone e

r owned would finall

a child, her father was entrusted with guarding Christine's mother's fortune. Her father... It seemed tha

funeral, he already brought

uch Amanda or Stella tormented her, he turned a blind ey

herself to the fact that he might never pay attention to her and as time pass

ed helplessly. Why w

dallying outside? How lon

ugh her thoughts and brought

y opened the door and b

ared so much for Christine and she o

thed deeply. She pushed the wooden door o

ached her fath

n eternity. He blinked once. Twice. Finally, he s

ne said

shook h

bborn as she was. I'll giv

seemed to

urprised. What

miss he

ing surged up

uo missed his late wife. Once upon

out of his funk. He gestured for Chri

ds. She hadn't sat in her father's

esterday?" Nicholas Luo asked, leaning into his ch

row. Something about him

e stayed

seem to find the words. No matter what Nicholas

cleared h

olas spoke again. "I'm sorry, C

This was their first genuine conve

Was there something

y," Christine

. That's... Good." N

just sta

continued

t your age are already being married off. You should already start

is was why her fathe

tine smiled bitterly. 'W

really car

anda is almost twenty-one years old! Why aren't you

e was about to walk out of the door when

t d