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.

face, turned pale when

of Marina even

why he wanted to revise his

talk...” Leila could only talk to Madam

and with the statements by the few people involved, all

Pearl, indirectly criticizing Willow’s actions and saying that she should lose her status as a

the loss that Vaenna suffered

from them requested refunds to avoid

the most hated person in town before she

going to

“] didn’t expect Mrs.

to be able to

Santiago to come out.

nail on Willow’s coffin.”

back

“Mrs.

her daughter’s name, and I have evidence of her

would of course choose to

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