Cruel Past

What Florence said made Lucas feel some sympathy for her, and he quietly listened to her continue.

"After giving Cheyenne away to someone else to raise, I had no choice but to return to the Howards in DC.

"But my father was furious at me for leaving my family for that man, so I knelt in front of his door for two days and two nights, begging him to forgive me. Only when my knees were bleeding did he finally agree to see me.

"However, he told me that if I wanted the family to accept me again, I had to contribute to the family by marrying a man from the Lambert family, a top family in DC.

"At the time, I had been betrayed by the man I loved, and my heart was practically dead. I no longer had any hope for all men in the world, so it didn't make any difference to me who I married.

"So I agreed to the marriage alliance and married into the Lamberts without hesitation.