Chapter 71-Holding Grudges

Caroline’s POV:

A surge of anger overwhelmed me at the audacity of William’s question. How dare he bring up that fateful day when he had been the one who had torn my life apart? I held the baby of his mistress in my arms, and now he was asking me to dig through my old wounds. What was done was done, so why did it matter to him?

Despite my rising anger, I kept a lid on my temper. There was no reason to go popping off and ruining the advantage I had with William right then. Now that I was in William’s good graces, I was lent a perfect opportunity for me to find out more about my father.

The scant information I had learned in my last stay had been far too limited, and so I was going to take this chance to glean as much as I could from his study. There had to be some key information I had missed before I was so rudely interrupted.

Not willing to risk the chance to find more clues, I swallowed my anger and took a deep breath. I kept my expression as neutral as I could manage, and instead o