Puppy Love
It had always been apparent that my aunt harboured disdain for being perceived as a commoner.
Despite William Whyte's wealth as a merchant, his lack of pedigree seemed to bother her. She had married him based on destiny. They were fated and meant to be. She appeared happy and content at the time. However, something must have transpired along the way.
I recollect my father taking her and Jacob in after William’s death, a move that puzzled me, given their supposed affluence.
My father never discussed it openly, but I eventually discovered that William had suffered a financial downfall before his demise, and they found themselves in a struggle.