"Why did Isabella make my marriage to Evelyn her dying wish?" Damien asked.
"Because she needed someone to take care of her daughter and protect her. Even if I can protect Evelyn, it won't be for long. I'm already old and close to my grave,"
his grandfather replied.
Damien recalled his childhood days when Isabella would bring Evelyn to his grandfather's mansion. She had always been lively, cheerful, and full of energy. But after he returned from abroad, he noticed she had become a completely different person. She was always hiding in the shadows of her stepsister. She barely spoke unless she was with Lydia.
It all made sense now.
Everything had changed after her mother's death and Edward's remarriage.
"Edward was here today,"
Alexander spoke, pulling Damien out of his thoughts.
"
