Thinking of that, Julie sighed inwardly.

In fact, it was natural for Bill to have an affinity for Vivian, since Vivian had been raised in their home since she was a baby.

What Julie couldn't understand was, why was she so fond of Maria and even think of her as her own daughter when Maria had only recently entered her life?

“Ahem!”

A sudden cough from Mathias snapped Julie back to reality, and her eyes widened in worry as she looked at his old and frail face.