Delphine wandered aimlessly along the stream, traversing the mountainous woods, the brook scattered with pebbles. She climbed up a nearby hill and sat on the grassy ground, gazing at the distant mountains, hugging her knees, pondering the many events of the past decade.
At fifteen, she entered the Leclair Residence. After her foster mother's death, Stone Leclair went to prison, Jocelyn Yeager was imprisoned, and both the Wade Family and Cloud Family were obliterated by the ruthless passage of time. Bessie Leclair, too, remained trapped in her deep-seated hatred. It seemed all those who had bullied her were gone. Harboring resentment for over ten years, she suddenly realized that everything she had once resented had met its rightful end. Those who wronged and humiliated her all came to a bad end. Even one of the hands behind it all, Ignatius Leclair, now suffered from a severe illness, enduring excruciating pain daily in this distant land.
