Chapter 1039

• People often say that one's environment shapes their character, but that's not entirely true. Take Henry, for example. Despite growing up under Lady Edna's questionable upbringing, he turned out to be kind-hearted and morally upright, completely different from his mother.
• In Liza's perspective, even if Gavin had grown up with the Smith family, he would have remained an outlier. He might still have been the person the Smith family despised, just as Prudence had been shunned by Grandpa Smith.
• "Mrs. Stone," Gavin suddenly called softly. His voice was low and husky, his gaze flickering with an unreadable emotion. He stood up and slowly approached her.