After deciding to leave, I didn't feel as sad as I had thought that I would.Maybe out of guilt, David suddenly showed up two days later, saying that he had come to take me back to the castle. He even brought my favorite dish—cream of mushroom soup.It was the first time he had ever taken the initiative to show me kindness.For seven years, no matter how impatient or cruel he was to me, I would eagerly rush back to his side as long as he offered me the slightest bit of warmth.But this time, I didn't even open the door.Outside, David was fuming with the bowl of soup in his hands."Did you run away for days and abandon your own child just because I made you kneel and apologize for Sarah?"Hah! You've grown some nerve, haven't you, Evelyn? Don't regret this!"That very night, he moved Sarah into the castle.The next time I saw him was three days later when I returned to pack the few belongings I had left.When I saw Sarah Lloyd acting as the lady of the house, I felt nothing.
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