Chapter 31: same But Different
Only when you will be a fine lady, will you be able to stand with me, one day! Could you do that for me." Abi blinked her large animated eyes. She nodded again and again with a look that she understood.
"Yes, mom, I will work hard. I will be a fine lady like you one day. And then I will marry a duke too." Abi patted her chest as if she was taking an oath.
Olivia had a painful smile on her face. How much the girl had missed her mother. Simple responsibilities from her mother had made her this happy.
Leo narrowed his eyes. Abi could be a fool but he was not. If his mother was being this kind, she must have needed something.
"Abigail! You should see the gift first." Olivia remembers making the child stare at the grift again longingly. But she did not open it. Holding it tightly, she stared at her mother.
"Of course, you should check your gift." The girl smiled bashfully, getting encouragement from her mother. As her tender hands opened the gift, there was a small box inside.
When she opened it, a beautiful sapphire necklace and earrings were glittering inside.
