Standing outside the door, Lisa listened until her teeth were nearly clenched to breaking point. A family of three they made. Then what was she? It had been three years since she had returned, and it seemed that, deep down, Jacob and Leah had never truly considered

her part of the family. In their hearts, the daughter they genuinely liked, acknowledged, and wanted was still Chloe.

Lisa was filled with resentment that had nowhere to go. She headed back to her room. Wanting to vent her frustrations, she found that there was hardly anything left to smash; she had already destroyed almost everything in her room. In the past, no matter what she broke, Leah would have it replaced the very next day. But at some point, Leah stopped caring altogether.

Now, Lisa suddenly realized her room was bare and devoid of any decent decorations. This made her feel even more out of place. Jacob had just mentioned that the Shaw family had given Chloe a priceless emerald pendant. She hadn't known that the Meadows family had such a treasure or that they could mingle with elite circles like the Eldridge Elites, not falling short of the renowned Sartori family.

But that emerald pendant should have been hers, shouldn't it? If she hadn't switched places with Chloe back then, she would have been the one Jacob held in his arms. She would have been the one Neil saw, felt a connection with, and decided to gift a longevity locket to. All these chances were stolen from her by Chloe. So, she decided, Chloe must give everything back.

change of heart. If she really stole Leah's dowry, Leah would surely cut ties with her and might even boot her out of the house. However, Chloe's emerald pendant was a different story. If she could get her hands on that pendant and claim she was the child from back then, then she could be the one to connect with the Shaw family. If

the value of that emerald pendant was definitely worth more than Leah's diamonds by tenfold, if not more. She calmed herself

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Sundance Heights when she got the call. Ann was in the kitchen prepping lunch, while Chloe lounged on the living room sofa watching TV. Eyeing the flashing number on her phone for a

answered, “Lisa, what

you want?"

mess with me? You'll pay for this; I won't let you get away with it..." Lisa's voice erupted with furious cursing. Having endured so much that

hung up and went to have lunch. Lisa was left fuming after being cut off. She hadn't even gotten to her main point, and Chloe had

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