In public, she was the noble daughter of the Muller family and the enviable young mistress of the Carrell family. But behind the scenes, she was a poor maid who had to wear a mask all day long and struggled for her livelihood.

Due to a conspiracy, she was forced to marry Ralph Carrell, son of the most powerful family in Northfield, in the name of Rayna Muller.

After the wedding, Ralph doted on her.

When Rayna showed up and claimed the place, she shed all her glory and left. She thought she would never see Ralph again, but Ralph took her into his arms and said, "Mrs. Carrell, you are not running away from me."

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Evan furrowed his eyebrows. "Your mom?" He asked, confusion lacing his voice.

I nodded, "Yeah," I shrugged. "I can't get the image of her out of my mind. I've been starting to wonder what she was like; what it would've been like to have her around." I looked down at my hands, my thumbs twiddling were suddenly the most interesting thing ever. Evan placed a comforting hand on my shoulder.

"She would be proud of the woman you've grown to be," he said, making my lips twitch upward.

"You think?" I looked up at Evan. A small smile spread across his lips.

After a couple moments of silence, my head bowed. I looked at my feet as they moved around in the water, creating ripples. I felt someone staring at me and I turned to Evan and smiled. "What?" I asked -not in a rude way though-.

"Nothing," he said and looked away.

I felt the same stare on me after a couple more moments. "What?" I laughed and looked at Evan again.

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