Forgive Us, My Dear Sister (The Miraculous Simone Gray)

In the courtyard, after everyone had freshened up, they returned to their rooms to rest.

Jodic lay on her bed, her mind consumed by thoughts of the day. She wondered if anyone outside was

ying to expose their complicated relationship. This thought filled her with anxiety and fear.

As she dwelled on it, she felt increasingly aggrieved. Therefore, she picked up her phone to message Aaron. When he saw the message, he got up and opened the door to find Jodie standing beneath the persimmon tree in the courtyard. “Jo, what’s going on?” he asked as he walked to her.

Seeing Aaron approach, Jodie took the initiative to throw herself into his arms. “Aaron, I’m scared.”

Aaron was taken aback, puzzled. “Scared of what?”

With teary eyes, Jodie tightly embraced his waist, looking at him. “I’m afraid our relationship will be exposed. I’m afraid I’ll be a burden to you, and people will–criticize you. After all, you’re Simone’s biological brother, and I’m nothing.”

Saying this, she burst into tears. “I’m so scared that Mom and Dad, and all of you, will no longer want

me.”

Ever since Simone was found and returned, this fear had been haunting her.

Having grown accustomed to being the pampered daughter of the Gray Family, she had no desire to return to her old life.

Thus, she often subtly sowed seeds of discord against Simone when she was alone with the Grays. She created a narrative that implied Simone’s return meant not only taking away her identity but also harboring ill will toward her.

Simone wanted to take everything from her and push her out of the family.

Over this past year, she had been quietly making her moves, and it had been quite successful. Sure enough, the entire family still doted on her while growing increasingly dissatisfied with Simone.

So what if Simone is their biological daughter? She still can’t measure up to the adopted one.

Whenever she coveted something of Simone’s, all it took was a subtle, indirect suggestion,

Those from the Gray Family would willingly snatch it from Simone and hand it over to her.

She had been in control and manipulating everything all along. But since the previous incident, everything had spiraled out of control.

Simone suddenly lashed out at the family, even severing ties and leaving.

delighted, thinking she had finally

things were not

of the Gray Family complained

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strong desire for

be the one Simone

he found

gave rise to a sense of crisis. She had a feeling that things

by mentioning the three taboos. This had thrown Jodie into

suddenly felt that driving Simone away might

her out. Thus, she needed to persuade the

point where they couldn’t stand Simone and would expel her.

little princess of our family, our cherished treasure. How could we ever not want you? As for the issue of your identity, you don’t need to worry anymore. It hasn’t been exposed yet, and Titus will definitely find a solution. Even if it does come out, I’m not afraid of criticism. We’ll protect

earlier. He also felt a bit resentful toward Simone for insisting on

deliberately telling everyone about their blood ties?

didn’t want to acknowledge Simone as his sister, but it just wasn’t the right time for a public announcement. They should wait until Jodie

established herself in the entertainment industry. Then, it would be more appropriate to reveal

impatient and unhappy waiting

looked at him pitifully, as

looking at her in this state, felt a

forehead, assuring her. “Of course, we’ll never not want you. You’ll always be our precious

true daughter of the Gray Family. I don’t want her to leave the

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with you. Don’t overthink it. Of course, no matter what, she’s still a daughter of the Gray Family. We’ll make sure she comes back. Don’t worry.

Simone and Jodie coexist peacefully in the family. Perhaps after this incident, once Simone had caused enough

Jodie felt

a kiss on his cheek.

her arrival at the Gray Family, Jodie had been working to ensure her brothers‘ affection and closeness. From a young age, she purposefully engaged in intimate gestures with them, even coaxing them to plant kisses on her forehead and cheek as a form of self–comfort and reward. She also

In Jodie’s heart, these five brothers were not just family; they were hers, and she didn’t want anyone

courtyard gate was open,