Chapter 242

Amelia was, after all, a mother. No matter how much she resented Sophia Murray's family, she just couldn't bring herself to be cold to an eight-year-old child. She gently patted Ryan Kaiser's head, and for a moment, it felt like she was pulled back into the past. "Where else could a little kid like you go? There's a room here, stay for now. And keep the money your dad left you safe, alright?" Ryan immediately threw himself into her arms and cried his heart out. Ever since he lost his parents, he'd held everything in. The Murrays didn't treat him kindly—they only kept him around because they were eyeing his inheritance. "Auntie, please don't be mad at me. I'll behave, I swear! I can help with chores too!" A bruise peeked out from under his sleeve, and Elizabeth stepped forward and pulled it up, frowning hard when she saw the full extent of the bruises. "Did the Murrays do this to you?" she asked, voice stiff. Ryan quickly backed away, shaking his head repeatedly. "No, it wasn't them. Re