Chapter 76 Echoes Of The Past

Flora's temper flared. "Why are you always contradicting me? Have you been the Thornes' lackey for so long you can't stand to see your own daughter succeed?"

"How dare you! Who's a lackey?" Horace's face flushed with anger.

"Who else?"

Flora sniffed, then turned a beaming, proud smile on Phoebe. "My good girl, I'll take you to buy new gowns this afternoon."

Her eyes swept over her daughter critica