The Train Of Despair

My fingernails were covered in black mud, and it was hard to wipe them clean.

Even if I exposed the two now, they would not be embarrassed.

My mother might even praise William for having the ability to tell the difference between the princess and the pauper!

I gave Joe Anderson an address, and he immediately disappeared into the darkness.

Joe was my bodyguard. When my father saw everyone else get a bodyguard, he hired one for me too.

I did not expect him to be the only loyal one out of the entire family.

The night ended as the sun rose.

It was time.

I walked back into the living room when my parents were already having breakfast. They were a little shocked to see me.

“Harper, why aren’t you asleep?”

My mother passed me a cup of tea. “Your hands are so cold. Did you not get a good sleep last night?”

How could I get a good night’s sleep knowing my fiance was sleeping with my younger sister?

“Lynn has finally found her real parents. I was too happy on her behalf to sleep. But why isn’t she here for breakfast?”

My mother was momentarily stunned when I asked that. She covered up by saying that Lynn had too much to drink, so she should sleep in. She told me she would bring me shopping later.

It was obvious that she was trying to distract me.

I simply ate some bread when I heard a slight commotion at the door.

Before I could stand up, I saw a woman dressed in a patterned-shirt barge into our house with her feet covered in mud.

When she saw my well-dressed mother, she was momentarily stunned, then grabbed my mother’s hand.

“So you’re my in-law! It’s fine for Lynn to not call me mother anymore, but she should still take care of her kids…”

When the newcomer saw that my mother was too shocked to reply, she pushed my mother aside and started yelling in a loud voice.

“Lynn, I’m here to see you! Lynn, stop hiding from us…”