Seeing Benjamin suddenly caught Delphine off guard, and she spent several days in a daze.
Little Ben was deeply doted on in the Howard Family, which comforted Delphine, yet also made her feel uneasy. For all these years, while raising Nicholas, Benjamin hadn't had the chance to even taste her breast milk. The little girl appeared delicate and timid, born prematurely—who knows how her health is holding up? She heard that Ignatius Leclair was planning to find her a new mother. If Ignatius had more children in the future, what would become of her Benjamin?
Delphine's heart twisted tightly, her mind scattered during her classes these past few days.
"Delphine, come to my office after class." Professor Cassius Turner, fair-skinned and gentlemanly, spoke politely and gently.
Although Cassius often visited for meals and to see Nicholas, at school, the two still maintained the relationship of a regular professor and student.
