Bab 184: Concerns

Roxanne did not for once imagine that it would be easy walking back into their lives, nor did she expect that it would be a simple thing to go there and claim Adelaide for herself.

She had not expected either of the two to happen, but she had also not foreseen that Rochester could become so angry. What could she do if he wasn't going to allow her to set eyes on her precious daughter?

"Wipe your tears, dear," Eloise stepped in and pleaded once she saw what little effort Haswell was making at pulling her off the floor.

"You do not have to give up like this. What does it matter if Dexter is proving to be so stubborn?" Eloise added.

"But mother, it is his house," Roxanne noted through her tears. The fact that her mother was willing to interfere did not guarantee success of any sort.

"If he says he doesn't want me to see Adelaide, then it is very likely I may not get to see her," she added.