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.

Maurice was responsible for his parents’ death. If they hadn’t taken Maurice’s car, they would have still been alive. When Maurice immersed himself in his work, Silas thought that meant he wasn’t sad about their death. Now, for the first time, he

been right. His uncle was

told me that you wouldn’t forget what today is. I shouldn’t

‘Miss Pierce? That’s Eliana.’

felt a wave of warmth melting the

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

Maurice about the situation in a clear

She was Erica’s daughter. So Erica was

the

worry. Bullies will come to a bad

he

along and soon

got out and opened the door for

he reached out his hand

for a moment, but he didn’t

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