Nadine couldn't help but call Helen. "Helen, did you know? I saw Dalton again today! He brought gifts for a woman from the Robinson family and was all chummy with them."
Helen paused for a moment, then asked, "So, who should he be chummy with? Us? Didn't we say we didn't want him to? We've been trying to avoid him like the plague. It's us who feel embarrassed to acknowledge him as our brother."
"Well, he can't do that to outsiders, right? Didn't Amanda take him to the auction? What's the big deal? Our Walker family can do that too..."
Helen interrupted her with a cold laugh. "That's true, our Walker family can, but have we ever done it? He's been with the Walker family for five years. Have we ever introduced him to anyone?"
Nadine fell silent, unable to come up with a reply.
"Nadine,
