Her upbringing had always taught her to be grateful. A drop of kindness should be repaid with a gushing spring.
"You're welcome. It was no trouble at all."
He said it so lightly, but the words landed on Serena Lockwood's heart with immense weight.
"What was 'no trouble at all' for you has been a crisis for our entire family..." she replied bitterly, letting out a long sigh before continuing, "Mr. Quinn, our Stella is a simple girl. Outside of acting, she hasn't seen much of the world. She sees people in simple terms, and her heart is an open book. All this time, our family has done everything in our power to protect her, to keep her from being hurt again. But today, without our consent, you spirited Stella away to get married. And right after you registered, you ended up trending online with a Prestige debutante. So, I ask you, Mr. Quinn, what exactly do you take a daughter of the Lockwood family for?"
