Chapter 5

In the bitter winter cold, Calista plunged her hands into the freezing water. Her body shivered, but the physical chill couldn’t compare to the ice in her heart.

“They say Ken dotes on you, but I don’t see it.”

Calista didn’t need to turn around to recognize Viola’s lilting voice. She continued scrubbing the dress in silence.

Viola, clearly enjoying herself, took a leisurely sip of her coffee. “Your fingers are turning red. Must be painful, isn’t it?” She smiled sweetly. “Ken just brought me this coffee to comfort me. It’s so warm and fragrant.”

When Calista remained focused on her task, Viola’s tone turned sharp. “You’re just an adopted daughter–no better than a stray dog.”

“Look at this.”

Calista turned to see Viola fingering a familiar necklace–her mother’s luck charm, the one she’d given to Ken.

stopped. She lunged forward. “That’s mine! You have no right to

it!” With that, she yanked the necklace from her neck and hurled it into the swimming pool.

luck charm broke the water’s surface with a soft

triumphant smile. “Now that your precious luck

about it?”

whatever he

than life itself.

hesitation, she dove into the

freezing, and the pool–built deep for Ken’s underwater

but it was tinged with hope. Silently, she backed away from

I don’t say anything, who would know I was here? This is your

she nearly collided with

that Calista’s voice? Is she over there?”

there!” She grabbed his arm. “She’s probably just trying to get your attention again. Let’s look

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