Ada's mother would not have realized that this filthy, unkempt woman before her was Ada if she had not taken a closer look at her!

If Madeline had not seen it for herself, she would not have known that Carter was truly a man who would be willing to do anything.

Ada flinched in panic at her mother's feet, pulling at the legs of her mother's trousers.

"Mom, please take me home. I want to go home! I don't want to be a Viscountess anymore. I just want to be treated as a human being now!"

Ada