“I said—dad’s not home!” Yelena smirked victoriously.

“Dad forgot all about your visit today! I mean, given the kind of man you got married to, is it really necessary for dad to welcome you back? Please, it’s embarrassing enough as it is!”

“I don’t need any welcoming!”

Cordelia sprang up to stop Yelena. “I want my wedding gift!”

“Wedding gift?”

Yelena arched a brow and smirked vilely at her. “What wedding gift? Never heard of it!”

Cordelia was stunned, but her heart beat fast. At that moment, all the reluctance, indignation, and resentment she felt rushed through her. She knew that she did not have a high starting point. The second she had come to this world, she had been stamped with the label of an illegitimate daughter.

That was not what she would choose, however. Despite the darkness she had experienced all these years, she had worked hard to chase after the light.

No ordinary girl would agree to the absurd request to marry a man in place of someone else! She had just wanted to save her mother. Why were they ripping this sliver of hope away from her too?!

Yelena scoffed and turned around to go upstairs, but Cordelia pulled her back.

“Don’t leave yet. Explain this!”

Yelena pinched Cordelia’s

made Cordelia stumble back and knock the back of her head against the wall, causing her to hear a loud buzz in her ears. She looked up to see Yelena’s

you’re married now. You live in some deserted part of the countryside. Don’t even think

your place, he said he’d

hospital ward and use imported medicine?” Yelena cackled. “My silly sister, do you remember why dad kicked

quiet as a chill crept

a mother got pregnant with some

You think dad will save her? Pft, dad wants nothing more

the rims as she tried her best to rein her emotions in, but tears were already

isn’t like that. Someone framed

mean my mom framed her?!” Yelena raised her voice as she

telling her that the

say that,” she said, wiping her tears. “You and I have no idea what happened among them, so watch your words. I won’t let you go if you dare disrespect my mother

were capable of it!” Yelena snorted and flicked her hair back to

looked at Cordelia provocatively. “I just bought it. It’s not cheap, you

Cordelia froze.

sadistically, “It was bought using the

“You—”

giving you a

bit her lip and shook from rage, but there was nothing she could do. She kept her

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