Delphine stood at the entrance of the side hall, taking a deep breath to suppress her trembling body.
She overheard a woman speaking ingratiatingly, "We've come this time mainly because Little Jay is getting older and still can't find a wife. So, we're thinking of borrowing some money to buy him one. You know us people from the countryside are poor, and among all the relatives, you're the one living the best—big house, servants. If we don't come to you, who else can we go to?"
"That's right. Back then, when your girl had nowhere to go, it was us who took her in. Otherwise, we wouldn't have come asking for this money," a man's crude voice rang out, with an air of entitlement as though demanding money was perfectly reasonable.
Mrs. Gu had been terrified since finding out about Delphine and Ignatius Leclair being together. After lying in bed all day, she was informed by the butler that the countryside cousins had arrived. On impulse, she let them in.
