"Gwen, go check on Mom," Caden Reginald said, standing behind Seraphina Ashworth. He, too, saw Sylvia Blaine lying on the ground.
Seraphina Ashworth strode forward, her hand trembling as it reached for Sylvia Blaine, as if she feared Sylvia would vanish before her very eyes in the next instant.
A rare vulnerability flickered across Seraphina Ashworth's usually cool and composed face. She was terrified of feeling the same coldness she had felt on her adoptive father.
Her pale hand went straight to Sylvia Blaine's wrist. When she felt the faint, fluttering pulse, Seraphina Ashworth breathed an instant sigh of relief.
Caden Reginald helped prop Sylvia Blaine up. Seraphina Ashworth took out an Elixir and placed it in Sylvia's mouth. "Caden, wait here for me."
'I have to go get that woman and drag her back,' she thought. 'I'll find out exactly who dares to mess with my family.'
Caden Reginald held Sylvia Blaine steady and murmured his assent.
