Robin Could Hear No More

"You have spoken, and now it is my turn, and if you interrupt me I will gag you," Robin said in an angry growl.

"The men in this family are given trust funds to provide their future families with a good home, good education and the best of everything as you were provided with and continue to be provided with. Wang did not owe you anything. In fact, he will now have to work twice as hard to provide for his family as anyone else because you took what wasn't yours. You get a huge allowance, more than you could ever need each month, you would have married a rich man from a good family who has his own trust fund to provide you with a wonderful life and Wang will struggle to give his family what is expected because of your selfishness.

Yes, Baozhai, you are the one who is selfish and self-important and your brothers have let you treat them all very badly for long enough. You will wish that marriage and babies were in your future once you realise just how awful life can become for a woman that your father would be embarrassed to give to any family man or Patrician. You may be lucky and if you learn some lessons in humility a plebeian may come to your rescue but you will never again live the frivolous life you have been at the expense of your brother." Robin was livid.

"Your store and its stock will be sold to pay back Wang some of what you took. I will discuss with your father whether you will stay here and learn your place in the world or if you will return to the farm in disgrace to live with the slaves there," he was unrelenting as she stared at him with pure hatred in her eyes.

"Papa won't stand for this, I am a Donati," Baozhai screeched at Robin as he stood to go upstairs and greet his nephews.

"No Baozhai you're not. A Donati would never have acted this way, and I doubt your father will allow you to bear his name only when it suits you to do so," Robin gave her a hard stare. "As far as I am concerned you are Baozhai Maris, and it will stay that way until you can convince some poor fool to marry you." He walked away then leaving her caged and alone in the dark room.