Chapter 35

Scarlett’s POV

Day one trying to make Mérida and William get along. I made the decision to bring them together. After spending some time with Mérida, I realized that she was a good person, perhaps not entirely, but she had a good heart. Whenever she could, she helped the kids without saying a word.

When Louis or Francis were watching TV, and she wanted to watch it too, she stayed silent and walked away. During this time, she seemed like a prisoner—well, I’m exaggerating, she didn’t seem like a prisoner, but she acted like one. Despite having the freedom to leave or rent another place, she chose to stay here. I didn’t understand what kept her tied to this house and these people who didn’t want her, who felt no affection for her, until the looks told me.

She loved William. She loved him genuinely. In her eyes, I could see the devotion she felt for him, how her hands trembled, and how her cheeks turned red when she tried to say something. I noticed these littl