Chapter 1814

Marlinie held her daughter’s slightly cold hand tighter. “No. I want to take you away from here with me. Would you come with me?”

Ellinor seemed taken aback. The answer, which she thought was certain, now seemed uncertain.

Realizing that Ellinor was hesitating, Marlinie realized that her daughter was no longer a little girl.

Pearl had grown up. She had her own concerns and people who cared for her.

Marlinie wiped away her tears and chuckled. “Look at me, still thinking of you as a little girl. I must have forgotten that you’re now a grown woman with your own home and children.”

Snapping back to reality, Ellinor looked at her mother with some difficulty. “Can’t you just stay with us?”

The smile on Marlinie’s lips turned bittersweet. “Pearl, I…”

girl. She almost immediately understood her mother’s reluctance.

fell silent. That silence was her

Howards were

to escape from them. She didn’t want to stay in a place where she

held one of her mother’s hands tightly in both of hers. “I understand! The Howards are in Greenhaven, so we can live in

as they know I’m

imagine the kind of torment her

to be

them pay for what they did to her

wisely didn’t press the issue. “Okay, we’ll discuss whether you’re coming with me or staying here later. Right now, you’re injured. You should focus

Marlinie nodded. They held hands and chatted about where she’d been

fell asleep due

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