Claire was seething with anger.
Today, she finally experienced just how unreasonable Richard's grandmother and sister-in-law could be.
Did they really think she wanted to marry into the Hawkins family?
It wasn't as though she had a choice.
Edward had threatened her with the kids at Sunrise Orphanage, forcing her to take Evelyn's place and step into this mess of a marriage.
And now, not only did they ignore Edward's role in all of this, but Helen and Sophia were relentlessly piling the blame on her. It was downright infuriating.
But before Claire could fully process her frustration, she noticed Richard hadn't given the direct response she had been expecting.
Instead, his brows furrowed, and his voice was calm but distant. "Since when has my marriage been something you all get
