Everyone in the room wore a different expression, but their terrified gazes were all fixed on Dennis Donovan. They looked so serious, you'd think they were about to administer first aid at any moment.
Completely oblivious, Arabella Donovan was marveling to herself.
'A pampered young lady, not even twenty years old, was kicked out of her home by her own family. She had no one to rely on and nowhere to go, and this was during that tumultuous, war-torn era. An ordinary person probably wouldn't have survived. But this Miss Preston managed to pull through with sheer resilience. She quickly got back on her feet, building a career while searching for someone…'
