After a tumultuous afternoon, the Sterling residence finally settled into peace. Mrs. Sterling was getting on in years, and the day's events had left her quite upset, so she was already resting in her room.
Timothy Sterling had also returned to his room, not even coming out for dinner. After all, he was the Family Head of the Sterling Family, and what happened today could only be described as a huge loss of face.
Aurora Sterling walked alone in the Sterling Family's garden. She couldn't remember the last time she had walked here, who she was with—a servant, her mother, or her sister...
Everything in the garden was so familiar yet so strange. So many years had passed; the garden's scenery had changed in some ways, but some parts remained the same.
Suddenly, a thought struck her, and she excitedly trotted to the back of the house. She remembered playing with her sister by the rockery there when they were little. She wondered if the rockery was still there.
