When Mrs. Ormond saw the two young people embracing just now, her heart nearly stopped. It felt like the sky was crashing down around her. In that moment, she almost screamed.

But she had instinctively covered her mouth, forcing herself to stay silent.

As soon as the couple let go of each other, she spun around and walked away, no longer watching from the stairs. She wanted to pretend she hadn't seen anything, to go back to her room and process it quietly.

But she couldn't.

She had to talk to her daughter.

Just as she was struggling with her emotions, Elora came upstairs. And now, here she was, sitting in her daughter's room.

Elora studied her mother's expression for a moment before saying, "Alright, Mom, stay here. I'm going to take a hot bath."

Mrs. Ormond simply nodded.

As Elora disappeared into the bathroom, her mother let out a deep sigh.

Now that she had calmed down and thought about it more clearly, she had to admit—damn it, Tatum and her daughter were a perfect match.

The thought unsettled her. She couldn't sit still.

pacing the room, her fingers absentmindedly brushing over objects on the shelves and desk,

the bedside table, where a large framed family

been taken during the New Year, back when her parents-Elora's grandparents were still

picked up the frame, and sat down on

face in the photo

the weight of the family legacy hadn't yet fallen onto her young

was pushed into the top position at such

bright, unburdened

often thought that if her firstborn had been a son, things would have been different. A son would have carried the family burden and Elora could have continued living

businesses. Their daughters might help out, but they didn't carry the full weight of responsibility. They lived without

to do what they wanted, to fall in love with

never had

daughter of the Ormond family ever

were still too little to shoulder any responsibility. Instead of being heirs,

it, the heavier the guilt settled in her

like

daughter a

been able to shield Elora from the storms of

"Mom."

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