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.

kidney. She’s the one who donated

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

out the

was a medical report proving Kyla had two kidneys and a

been observing indifferently, opened

Grace’s medical

hand trembled as she handed

the same time,

were critical condition notices, X–rays, CT scans,

he was, and his expression grew

of Grace was

lower abdomen, back, and thighs, was

she was beaten up and tortured

expression changed. The coldness on his face was replaced

immediately, he walked over to Kyla.

his eyes filled

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

gentleman, yet

heart was torn into countless pieces. “Kyla, why?

no longer hide it from

bitterly.

at Aileen, who was already stunned. “Mom, it hurts so

front of

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

eyes, the things they had done to Grace these years flashing

cruel. Has it ever occurred to you that your actions will make every one of us live in regret and pain for the rest

didn’t answer Naomi’s question.

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

the diary and

she had lost all leverage to continue playing the

caution to the wind and said lightly, “I want

“Kyla Parrish!”