Before Her Departure

"These are... did you really find these?"

Old Madam Shen hesitated for a moment before she slowly reached out for the hair comb. Her moistened eyes glinted, showing a trace of melancholy.

Liliana picked up the hair sticks with one hand and gently twirled them, "Yes. Mom has never shown me these. She kept them hidden with the letters."

As Liliana said that, she sighed internally. If she insisted on asking for her mother's belongings back from her father, she might find out what her mother had been hiding earlier.

But, Liliana was too fearful to make any demands. She was afraid that Thomas would think she was too troublesome thus leading him to end his support for Cassia's continuous medical treatment.

Fear and uncertainty ran deep into her bones, only being replaced by resolution recently.