Renee's malicious voice echoed at an opportune moment.

"She knew everything long ago, and it's all written in her diary! Aunt Linda, Lina, the real liar here is her! She has ulterior motives for getting close to the Thompsons!"

Lena yelled, "Stop it!"

Renee laughed heartily. "What's wrong? Feeling guilty now? Hahaha! Just like that phrase you once said, thief crying thief—I'm returning these exact words to you!"

"Renee Thompson!

"You are the thief, and your mother is one too! She even seduced my uncle!"

"Shut your mouth!" Lena lost her composure. She rushed forward to hit Renee but was held back tightly by Lina.

"Lina, do you know who her mother is?" Renee continued to add fuel to the fire. "Her mother is Krystal, the human trafficker who almost sold us off!"

up!" Lena screamed, tears streaming

in her heart, reaching their climax

both stunned, but Lina snapped out of it first and

"Mom..."

if her heart had been through a tormenting ordeal. A sharp pain made each breath a

to glean a fragment of clarity from her chaotic thoughts. Lena, younger than Lina, was apparently Nicholas'

connections to the criminal world, and Nicholas had left that life behind before marrying Linda. How could he have possibly been romantically involved with another woman, let

Linda's voice

said worriedly. "Let me

determined. She glanced at Lina with a smile. "Pammy, I wasn't upset

Hamertons', Nicholas and Zephyr were

the

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