Her Place in His Heart by Isabella Reed

Chapter 13

Upon hearing Antonio’s words, Kyla, who had been trying her best to keep composed, finally turned pale.

Her lips trembled slightly. “Antonio, what are you talking about? What truth? You guys are all so weird today. What’s wrong?”

“Kyla, even at this point, you still wouldn’t level with us?”

Naomi raised her voice.

Her eyes were filled with disappointment as she continued, “How many times have you framed Grace? How many times have you made her take the blame for you? Do you really want me to list them loud and clear?”

In the next second, Kyla took a step back, almost falling to the floor.

Her eyes were red; she looked as pitiful as always.

“Naomi, I’m your elder sister. How could you talk to me like this?”

Naomi sneered, “No, you’re wrong. You aren’t my sister. Grace is my only sister.”

Kyla’s face turned ghastly pale.

Perhaps the words “only sister” had struck a nerve of hers.

She clutched her chest while frowning, seemingly having

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trouble breathing.

“Enough, Naomi! Stop pushing Kyla! Can’t you see she’s in pain?”

Aileen was so distressed as she saw how pale and fragile Kyla

was.

Naomi turned to Aileen, saying in great disbelief, “Mom! I can’t believe you’re still defending Kyla. Do you have any idea how horrible those things she has done? Have you forgotten who your real daughter is?”

She took out the medical reports.

the one who donated a kidney to

during her seven years prison,

in

lived with us for twelve years, and none of us ever loved or cared for her. On the contrary, we blamed and loathed her because we took Kyla’s lies for it. But Kyla’s depression was fake.

took out the

a medical report proving Kyla had two kidneys and a

observing indifferently, opened

me Grace’s medical

hand trembled as she handed him the reports.

time,

notices, X–rays, CT scans, and some pathology photos.

shocked he was, and his

photo of Grace was included.

her arms, lower abdomen, back, and thighs,

she was beaten up and

coldness on his face was replaced

he walked over

her, his

the fuck did you do

be such a graceful gentleman, yet now, he completely lost

he felt like his heart was torn into countless pieces. “Kyla, why? Why did you

longer hide

bitterly.

looked at Aileen, who was already

front of Aileen, blocking Kyla’s line

to the bottom of it. All these years, you’ve been taking advantage of Mom’s soft heart and her love

the things they had done to Grace these years flashing across

ever occurred to you that your actions will make every

didn’t answer Naomi’s

“Dad, you’ve always doted on me the most, right?”

his grip on the diary and

she knew she had lost all leverage to

threw caution to the wind and said lightly, “I

“Kyla Parrish!”