"Why?" Daniel's voice was low. "Why did you bribe Owen? Why harm Maisie?"

Camila smiled, a sense of indifference resting upon her pallid face.

There was a saying, "A person becomes invincible when they desire nothing."

When someone reached a point where they no longer yearned for anything, that was often when they were the most powerful.

Just like Camila at that moment—she felt like she had lived for decades, and this was the only moment she truly felt unburdened.

Daniel's gaze was as sharp as a blade. It was the first time she had ever dared to meet his eyes like that.

Camila spoke softly. "Daniel, it's because I hate the Quimbys."

Daniel squinted. "What?"

leave the room. It was just the two of them now. The room wasn't large, yet it felt vast

a deep breath, paused,

the Quimbys for raising her but not loving her properly, for growing up in

born, her parents never showed her a kind face again. Even when they smiled at her, it was only when she was around her

siblings with their bottles and diapers, make them

self-deprecatingly. "Daniel, have you ever studied micro-expressions? I have... I did everything to please my parents, almost giving my all.

in this world except them! Why do they treat me

gritted his teeth, a dark glint passing

have a difficult time in Chace's place and barely had any presence in the entire family. Even after joining the Quimby

way into universities one by one, but I worked hard for my education, excelling

give me a chance? In the company, every mistake was on my shoulders. If I achieved something, it would be attributed to the biological Quimbys...

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