Mr. and Mrs. York were taken aback by what Arabella Donovan said. But on second thought, they realized that if it hadn't been for her, the head of their family would likely be dead. Their son, Evan York, was so infatuated he was ready to risk their entire family fortune and leap headfirst into a pit of fire for love.
The moment Mrs. York imagined the desolate, helpless situation she would have faced all alone, she couldn't help but shiver. What little compassion she might have felt vanished without a trace.
This was even more true for Mr. York. Before coming, his brother had told him what their family had gone through. If they hadn't stumbled upon Master Donovan by a stroke of luck, their family would have likely followed the same path as the Lewis family—torn apart and utterly ruined.
As for the current outcome, it was simply just deserts for the insatiably greedy Lewis family, who had brought this upon themselves by trying to harm others.
