Chapter 1891

The car came to a stop outside the Stone family home. Karina took a deep breath, unable to suppress the nervousness that crept up on her.

Her anxiety peaked when Mrs. Stone opened the door.

"It's you?" Mrs. Stone's expression twisted with displeasure, and without another word, she turned on her heel and walked away.

Voices drifted from inside-it sounded like Mr. Stone was asking who had come. The conversation abruptly stopped as Karina stepped inside.

Mr. Stone sat cross-legged on the sofa, his expression dark and unwelcoming. "Hmph, you've been gone

so long, I thought you'd died somewhere out there. That would've been better-at least then you wouldn't be back here to annoy us."

Mrs. Stone chimed in, her tone equally harsh. "Exactly! After everything you did to ruin us, just look at the state of this house now. We've been reduced to nothing!

"If people didn't know better, they'd think we were your sworn enemies in a past life instead of your foster parents!"

Their words weren't far from the truth. The Stone family's current situation was indeed bleak.

In the past, even though they were never wealthy, they could still afford a set of rosewood furniture, and

Stone had a penchant for tea and used to stockpile

all of those luxuries had

in rehab, all of it was

looked around and smirked. "Well, isn't this how it

with hatred. "You! You're nothing but

Karina remained unfazed.

after enduring so much in the outside world, they barely scratched the

indifference, Mrs. Stone tried to hurl more hurtful

continue, Kieran appeared,

come back. Why

and Karina

her was truly Kieran.

he spoke up. Ever since that day at the orphanage, when

en

struck him like a bolt of

the past, his focus had always been on himself. He assumed Karina's quiet compliance meant she would accept

in the family? Always there, invisible, and obedient. He had grown used to her meekness, believing she

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