Chapter 36 A Genuine Sense of Familial Warmth

• Now that Hazel had moved into Maplewood Manor as Zachary's wife, she glimpsed something she had always lacked—a genuine sense of familial warmth, one that radiated from both Zachary and Matilda.
• "Grandma, that doll you're holding is absolutely beautiful," she chirped sweetly, her voice laced with honey.
• Matilda's face lit up with a smile. "Hazel, go freshen up upstairs. I've already had some cat food prepared for you."