There was a gasp from Gladys, but apart from that everyone else stayed quiet. Emilia tilted her head slightly to look directly at Jane. “See, Jane has had it out for me since day one. I have no idea what had set her off to hate me so much! Growing up with her was a nightmare, but,” she gave her a smile that did not melt the ice in her eyes. “It was also the fuel that I needed to succeed. I wanted so badly to get out of this house because of her, so I worked hard. I made sure that I was good, then great at what I did.”
And it was true. The fact that she wanted to prove Jane wrong when she called her a freeloader was the fodder that kept her motivated. Emilia had made sure that she worked so hard that she was able to pay back the MacGeret for raising her.
“Even before I heard it from scho
