“I’ve seen many cases like this. There are people in every city who behave this way. Your mother was dealt a tough hand. There was nothing she could’ve done to change it.” Adrian interrupted.

“You’re right,” Joanna replied, “My mother may have had a tough life, but she loved me very much and missed me every single day. Before she died, she asked me to stay overseas and not return home. If I ever did, the DuPonts would surely use me for a political marriage and force me into marrying someone I d