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

course, all of those luxuries

of it was gone. Now,

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

hatred. "You! You're nothing but

Karina remained unfazed.

but now, after enduring so much in the outside world, they barely scratched the surface. Compared to the betrayals and struggles she had faced,

Karina's indifference, Mrs. Stone tried to hurl more

could continue, Kieran appeared,

She's finally come back. Why

Stone and Karina

wondered if the man in front of her was truly Kieran.

Kieran himself wasn't entirely sure why he spoke up. Ever since that day at the orphanage, when he saw Karina's radiant, happy smile, it had fingered in his mind like

en

like a

always been on himself. He assumed Karina's quiet compliance meant she would accept whatever

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

that smile shattered his

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