Chapter 219

"That night it suddenly started pouring. I was outside, begging my mom to let me in, but she pretended not to hear. I passed out right there, soaked through. I was barely a kid back then. It was the madam who came and carried me back. She stayed up the whole night taking care of me." "Auntie Ashley told me I was running a high fever that night. The madam stayed by my side until dawn, refusing to sleep until my fever dropped. Just for that... I'm genuinely grateful to her. My own mom never once treated me like that." "Even when I was sick, she never seemed to care. If it was serious, she'd just ask a servant to look after me. But when Henry got sick, she'd hold him all night, rocking and comforting him. Her attitude toward me and him... it couldn't be more different. Back then, I really wished the madam could've been my real mom." Clara looked at Nicholas, then reached out and held his hand tightly. "Don't feel bad. You've got me now, haven't you? And my parents treat you like their own