A lifetime would not even be enough.

But even if Esme didn’t want to acknowledge what was going on,she knew what was happening to Ben.

She had seen him,she had seen the way he looks at the maid.She had seen the way he looks now,how often he smiles,how lively he had become.

It reminded her of the boy she used to know.The happy boy whom his parents had raised in love and harmony because Madam Valentina had taken over and totally changed him.

Even if Esme didn’t want to admit to it,deep down,she liked the new Ben.When she had met Charlotte for the first time as Ben’s woman,she had been disappointed because the woman was of no effect to Ben but then she thought about Ben’s parents.

They had started off in an arranged marriage which had been set up by Madam Valentina and they ended up falling in love so she thought maybe someday,Ben might feel genuine love for Charlotte.

But now,it seemed he was feeling that for some one else,someone his grandma would never approve of.Esme was scared of Charlotte,she was scared of Madam Valen