The smile on my face froze instantly. I had never expected that the first meeting between our parents would turn out that way. Not only did Mom and Julia know each other, but there was also even such history between them. A strong sense of foreboding nagged at me as it suddenly dawned on me that there was still a long way ahead for Christopher and me.

 

I forced a smile and asked in a trembling voice, “Mom, what… what did you just say? Could there be a misunderstanding?”

 

resentment clearly shown in her eyes. “Julia, so you’ve married into the Lane family, huh? Hah! I can’t believe a vicious woman like you would end up marrying so well. Do you really

an ounce of guilt after killing my brother? Haven’t you had any nightmares in all these years? Do you not feel bad at all? Even if you managed to deceive everyone, it doesn’t mean that you’re innocent. Do you really think you can get away forever

The color drained from her face as she looked at me in disbelief. “What are the

mean you can’t believe that you killed my brother because of

harmonious dinner I had imagined us having earlier on. What’s going on? Uncle Robert passed away before I was born. All I knew was that the Anderson family used to be

the one

 

the son of our enemy,” Isabelle said, pointing at Julia. She then continued in a harsh tone, “This

tried to shake her hand away. I did not want to leave. I wanted to stay with Christopher. We were

the two of you getting married. I don’t care who you marry, as long as it is not Julia’s

 

up with Isabelle and pulled me toward him. Turning to look at Julia, he asked anxiously, “Mom, it’s a misunderstanding, isn’t

son, Julia staggered and looked like she was about to fall. Taking a deep breath, she leaned on Gordon for support and shook her head. She looked at me with complicated emotions in her eyes and said, “If I knew you were Isabelle’s daughter, I wouldn’t have agreed to

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