"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?"

room. It was just the two of them now. The

deep breath, paused, and then

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

her younger siblings were born, her parents never showed her a kind face again. Even when they smiled at her, it was only

help her younger siblings with their bottles and diapers, make them laugh, and prevent them from crying. Otherwise,

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

the orphanage. I have no family in this world except them!

his teeth, a dark glint passing over

he could remember, Camila did have a difficult time in Chace's place and barely had any presence in the

way into universities one by one, but I worked hard for my education, excelling in top schools. Is that all worthless in

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

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