These were developments that the rest of the Adams family never could have anticipated.
"Haha! Father, let's go," Drake said, a composed smile on his face. "They don't need us, so why should we want them? We are free people, why should we beg? After working for them all our lives, we owe them no debt whatsoever."
"And to think they believed we were going to end up begging on the streets," Mrs. Wade scoffed, shaking her head. "Instead, a completely new path has opened for us."
Drake could only smile. Even though Milly, their only girl, had brought them endless trouble, it was ultimately through her chaotic downfall that they uncovered this long-buried secret.
