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

seven years prison,

in

blamed and loathed her because we took Kyla’s

she took out the most damning proof

two kidneys and a psychological

who had been observing indifferently, opened

Grace’s medical reports.”

hand trembled as she handed him

the same time, collapsed to the floor.

notices, X–rays, CT scans, and some

more he looked, the more shocked he was, and his expression

full–body photo of Grace was

skin, including her arms, lower abdomen, back, and thighs, was covered in scars, some utterly

beaten up and tortured

coldness on his face was

he walked over to Kyla.

his

me. What did you do? What the fuck did you do to Grace?!”

such a graceful gentleman, yet now, he

into countless pieces. “Kyla, why?

longer hide it from

bitterly.

Aileen, who was already stunned.

the next second, Naomi stood in front of Aileen, blocking Kyla’s line

before we get to the bottom of it. All these years, you’ve been taking advantage of Mom’s soft heart and her love for you; you manipulate her to hurt

they had done to Grace these years

make every one of us live in regret and pain for the rest of our lives?”

answer

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

his grip on the diary and avoided her

she had lost all leverage to

threw caution to the wind and said lightly, “I want Grace to die.

“Kyla Parrish!”