When Joyce Monroe arrived at the hospital, she found her grandmother and Kane in the room. To her surprise, Jasper Quinn was there as well.
"Joyce, you're finally here." The old lady's face was full of the same kind and benevolent smile as always when she saw her, as if Joyce were truly her most beloved granddaughter.
After being brought back from the countryside, she had spent most of her time living at the old family estate.
Her grandmother had said she felt sorry for her, what with her father remarrying and now having a son and a daughter of his own. Worried that Joyce would be mistreated, she had kept her by her side, giving her only the best of everything.
If she hadn't seen the embroidered clothes she made tossed in a corner with her own eyes, Joyce Monroe might not have awakened to the truth so quickly.
