"Second, even if you become our sister, neither I nor brother will truly acknowledge you. A woman like you—ugly and poor, just like a beggar—isn't worthy of being our sister. Calling you sister is only out of respect for Dad; we don't want Dad to be upset."
Scarlett Yates was still smiling, encouraging, "Oh, go on, what else?"
Rose Yates' little face, still bearing some childishness, showed a hint of confusion, her delicate and pretty eyebrows furrowing.
This old woman, does she have a problem with her brain?
She was just insulted, so why is she still smiling? Shouldn't she be very angry?
Could it be that she thinks Dad punished them because of her, and thus her status in Dad's eyes is much higher, so she doesn't take her words seriously?
