Maurice was so stunned that his mind went blank for a moment.

Sad?

“Silas, how could I not be sad?” Pain shone in Maurice’s eyes. “Your mother was my only sister,” he said slowly. “When I lost her, it felt like my world was collapsing. But I still have you, Rosina’s only child. I have sworn to protect you as well as I can. Do you understand?”

Memories filled Maurice’s mind, accompanied by a sharp pain in his heart and a sadness so strong he felt like he couldn’t breathe.

Before their parents died, they told them to support each other and told Maurice to protect his sister, but…

He had lost Rosina forever…

To others, Maurice seemed crazy after Rosina’s death. All he could do was distract himself with endless work.

If he hadn’t have Silas to look after, he didn’t know if he could have held on.

Silas watched Maurice silently. Though they lived together, they had never talked with each other so candidly before.

immersed himself in his work, Silas thought that meant he wasn’t sad about their death. Now, for the first time, he understood the grief Maurice

His uncle was as

forget what today is. I shouldn’t have blamed you,” Silas

‘Miss Pierce? That’s Eliana.’

of warmth melting the ice around his

He complained angrily to Maurice, “Miss Pierce is so kind, but someone is always being mean to her. Ivy Harrison’s mother was bullying Aileen and Miss Pierce today. She used a fake diamond necklace to frame Aileen. She said that Aileen had broken it and demanded that Miss

about the situation

She was Erica’s daughter. So Erica was causing

the truth

Bullies will come

he would teach Erica a lesson

along and soon arrived at the

opened the

he reached out his hand to

a moment, but he

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