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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The scoff Evan sends her way is full of anger as he can't believe what he's hearing. He laughs. Nothing is funny. "What do you mean you couldn't? You're here now, so why couldn't you be here before?"

"Look at you!" She snaps. "You're not even listening to yourself! Why would a six-year-old disappear and never go looking for you? You don't even know what happened and you're yelling at me without giving me time to explain."

Evan steps back finally. "So, explain then."

"Okay," Carlina speaks slowly. She glances at Norah, causing her chest and stomach to fill with dread when she realizes this whole mess could be about her and add to the list of life changing things that have happened to her within the last month. She has a feeling the list won't be ending anytime soon.

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