"Obviously, she doesn't belong." Lady Jane boomed in the midst of a temporary silence. "It is one thing to bring home the daughter of a whore and another to expect me to take her in and educate her. Why don't we give her another identity? Maybe she can be the daughter of my husband's dead cousin Sir Scott Fairfax."
Emmah opened her mouth quickly to protest but again, no sound came out which frustrated her and gave her a sense of panic. She The deck was already stacked against her, because of he less than appealing background.
However, if she was a mute as well, she would lose all value and be kicked out of the Fairfax home forever. No...no...she would be married off for a price.
"That boat has sailed Jane, it is already written in today's paper that she is my daughter." Lord Derrick dismissed the idea quickly.
