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.

alive. When Maurice immersed himself in his work, Silas thought that meant he

right. His uncle was

is. I shouldn’t have

‘Miss Pierce? That’s Eliana.’

of warmth melting the ice around his

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

about the situation in a

She was Erica’s daughter. So Erica was causing

the

will come to a

he would teach Erica a lesson in

limousine sped along and soon arrived at

opened the door

out his hand to grasp

stiffened for a moment, but

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