The Return of the War Legate
Leonard chimed in, “Cecelia is right. The legate is coming, and we have to welcome him properly. Rue, please take your daughter and leave at once. Don’t bring shame upon us. If the legate gets angry, our family might not survive. This isn’t a joke.”
Rue stood there, stunned. She just wanted to borrow some money. But instead of getting any, she was humiliated.
When Adaline heard them, she said, “Mother, let’s go. We’re not welcome here.”
Rue’s face was covered in tears because she felt devastated and helpless. She had two children. She failed to protect her eldest, Adrian, and his whereabouts were unknown.
Her daughter, on the other hand, managed to get into university, but she had no money f
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