It's been a while since Arwen saw Emily. But she got to hear that she had desperately begged to get herself accepted as the adopted daughter of the Quinn family. However, her father, Idris, didn't let her. Not just at the party, but he also refused to take her as a daughter when the Brown couple sought him for that.
In the end, Emily had become the subject of ridicule in high society —mocked and scorned.
Arwen never adored Emily, but she never hated her either. So, when she heard so much happened to her, she felt sorry for her. However, she never reached out to talk to her about it. Their relationship had always been distant —more by circumstance than intention.
"How are you, Emily?" Arwen asked softly now, her tone laced with genuine concern.
But hearing her ask that, Emily's lips only lifted into a scoff. "You still have the nerve to ask that?"
