The piano music inside didn’t stop, and Lily hurried to catch up. “Lucas, this is my sister’s room. She’s always been a bit of a loner and doesn’t like socializing. Especially lately, her face broke out, so she can’t meet anyone. I hope you don’t mind.”
Lucas withdrew his hand. “Sorry, I was out of line.”
Lily smiled softly. “I’ll take you to the backyard to enjoy the flowers.”
As they walked, Lily used the opportunity to speak ill of Anna, painting her as unstable, arrogant, and overbearing, attaching labels like “unpredictable” and “full of herself” to Anna’s character.
But Lucas wasn’t stupid. Though he had never met the eldest daughter of the Whitmore family, he had heard of her. He knew that Anna had been sent abroad at the age of ten. Now, she returned with no proper room, living
