Ada's mother would not have realized that this filthy, unkempt woman before her was Ada if she had not taken a closer look at her!

If Madeline had not seen it for herself, she would not have known that Carter was truly a man who would be willing to do anything.

Ada flinched in panic at her mother's feet, pulling at the legs of her mother's trousers.

"Mom, please take me home. I want to go home! I don't want to be a Viscountess anymore. I just want to be treated as a human being now!"

Ada gasped as she begged her mother. Cautiously, she lifted her eyes to look at Carter.

Ada shuddered once again when she met his dark gaze.

Ada's mother remained stunned for a while before she regained her senses and bent down to help Ada up.

She pushed Ada's messy and dirty hair out aside and took a long look at Ada's face, which had not been washed in days. Once again, she was dumbstruck.

"Ada, what happened to you..." she asked. She then abruptly raised her head and glared at Carter quest