Chapter 445

Clara froze. Did that mean the Ashfords would not favor Vanessa, even if she truly was their lost daughter?

As the realization sank in, she felt a gentle gaze on her. Turning, she saw Marianne being wheeled out by a maid.

Marianne's eyes were red from crying, her expression weary, yet her gaze held quiet warmth. There was something unspoken in it, a soothing strength that steadied Clara's heart bi