Adeline stared at the Donovan mansion, where she'd grown up with her parents before being married off to Theodore.
The place was sparkling with beautiful lights that made it look like a castle. Several cars were parked in the estate, all there to attend her little sister, Hazel's birthday.
Adeline had been a little shocked to get an invitation letter, especially since she rarely got invitations to family events after getting married.
She couldn't remember the last time she attended her father's birthday or her mother's birthday. They didn't even bother to check up on her as soon as she walked down the aisle with her grandfather all because her father was too ashamed of doing so.
She'd been confused about whose shame he was feeling. She'd been thinking he was too ashamed of himself because he couldn't handle the business, and that's why his father had to find a potential someone by selling her off.
