Natalie's POV

The burden on my heart felt immensely heavy. I hadn't liked Debbie from the very first day we met, and I knew she felt the same about me. I could clearly remember her first visit with Rafael; she was arrogant and tried to bully me under the guise of joking.

She said that I’m lucky a family like the Mirren accepted a stranger like me into their midst. Even though Rafael intervened, rebuking her and defending me, her words made me certain that once she became a Mirren, she would attempt to exclude me from the family.

I was truly anticipating inheriting my legacy and leaving the Marrins'...