Three Little Guardian Angels

To Madam Vanderbilt, benefits always came first.

The men would inherit the family business, and the women would marry someone with power and status to help the family.

That was why she would protect Willow— because she had ‘usage’.

Stephen held his fist.

“Mom, isn’t Maisie your granddaughter too?” “Maisie?” Madam Vanderbilt’s temper rose.

“She’s exactly like her mother, always the outsider of the family.

Why should I rely on her? “Didn’t you marry Marina because of how capable she was? Your place in Bassburgh was sealed because of her, but did she respect me? She was immoral for thinking about another man when she was already married to you.

The apple definitely doesn’t fall far from the tree.” “Enough!” Stephen’s sudden outburst stunned everyone.

Even Madam Vanderbilt looked at him like he was out of his mind.

Her son had never yelled at her.

“You have no right to talk about Marina like that.” Stephen stomped upstairs right after he said that.

still had her hand to her face, turned pale when she saw Stephen yell

of Marina even years after her

why he wanted to revise

we need to talk...” Leila could only talk to Madam Vanderbilt since

rude actions to being tricked, and with the statements by the few people involved, all the mistakes pointed toward the

actions and saying that she

news came out, the loss that Vaenna suffered was

ordered jewelry from them requested

became the most hated person in town

to anger

“] didn’t expect Mrs.

able

Santiago to come out.

to be the nail on Willow’s coffin.” Unless Willow could show some

back

“Mrs.

wants to clear her daughter’s name, and I have evidence of

would of course choose to help me.”