Logically she knew he was right. She was not responsible but it didn't make the guilty feeling go away. Trying to distract herself, she turned to Adelaide.

"Are you looking forward to going back to Laoshi?"

Adelaide grinned enthusiastically, her smile lighting up her entire face. Adelaide was definitely the sensible one of their fourteen siblings and yet here she was, smiling like a five-year-old who had just been offered a slice of cake.

"I can't wait," Adelaide ...