Chapter 440:

Then, with another resolute nod, she answered, “Yes, I’m sure.”

“Do you think you’ll regret it?”

“No regrets.” Though her eyes shimmered, her voice remained steady.

Rachel exhaled, touched by the certainty in Natalia’s words. “Thank you for your sincerity, but… do you really understand my situation?”

Natalia tensed, as if afraid Rachel was about to refuse. “You already promised,” she said quickly.

Rachel shook her head. “That’s not what I meant. It’s just… this isn’t something to take lightly. You don’t really know much about me, my family, or Jeffrey. If, after learning everything—and if your parents are on board—then yes, I’d be happy to call you my sister.”

Natalia’s eyes searched Rachel’s face. “You mean it? You’re not just saying that?”

“I mean it.”

arm through Rachel’s with a

in silence, finally spoke. “I’ll take you both home first. You can talk in the

answered

arms intertwined, deliberately

synchronized movement spoke

a bitter smile playing on

if my absence can bring you peace, I’m willing

this lifetime, he acknowledged,

I didn’t have a loving father. He remarried when I was young. My stepmother and

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eyes wide

mother?” she

voice trembled as she took a deep, shuddering breath. “She passed away the day Jeffrey and I were born. She left this world

by the profound

I didn’t mean

you didn’t mean any harm,”

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