Gia’s expression turned grim as she uttered those words.

Lina was taken aback, sensing a hidden meaning behind Gia’s statement. Reflecting on Gia’s recent unusual behavior, Lina began to suspect that something more complex was troubling her friend. However, she couldn’t quite grasp the full extent of the problem.

After a moment of silence, Lina reached out and held Gia’s hand, casually delivering a weighty message. “I don’t believe you would do something like that to me.”

Gia was shocked by Lina’s response.

Lina smiled gently. “If you’ve truly done something terrible, I hope you hold yourself back until I find out. Please, spare me from experiencing the pain of such betrayal… Maybe then, we can still salvage our friendship.”

Gia licked her lips, her expression serious.

Lina’s pure and transparent smile shone like a crystal, exposing the darkness lurking within Gia’s heart.

Gia recalled her small and crowded home, where her parents treated her as a tool to care for her brother. They even suggested using her dowry to finance her brother’s future marriage. From a young age, they ingrained in her the idea that her education didn’t matter as long as she found a wealthy husband.

as suggesting that if Gia couldn’t find a rich husband, becoming the mistress of an old, wealthy man was an acceptable

that Gia grew up, constantly subjected to her brother’s mistreatment and belittlement. He treated her as a servant, issuing orders and resorting to verbal and physical

environment had

doting parents, who cherished her as their precious daughter. Even Dave treated Lina like a little sister and was protective and

jealousy swirled within

subordinate

jealousy, Gia also had a strong

own lowly life and the stark contrast with Lina,

it be that some people

was unwilling to accept

into this university. They blamed her for choosing such

days, finally persuading them with the excuse of being able to “find a

But what about Lina?

to this university, yet they never pressured her. Their only wish was for Lina to

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