A Beauty With Multiple Masks

“No!” Cindy shook her head vehemently to deny the fact. “My Shandie isn’t dead. She’s just asleep. Why did you put her in a coffin? Take her out!”

The guests shook their heads at her antics. She‘s gone nuts.

One guest remained puzzled and asked softly, “That’s her adopted daughter. Why is she this upset? No matter how much she adores her adopted daughter, there’s no reason for her to lose her mind. She

can just adopt another daughter, no?”

Another guest instantly quipped, “Did you not attend the Actonwards’ birthday party last night? Shandie was there, and she revealed that she’s Henrick and Cindy’s biological daughter.”

That revelation immediately attracted the other guests’ attention.

“Seriously? She’s their biological daughter? The timing’s strange. Does that mean they got together before Maureen Moore died?”

“You’re right! I thought that sounded ridiculous last night. But now, Cindy is acting like she has lost her biological

daughter for real!”

“Even if they didn’t get together before Maureen died, it was wrong for Cindy to marry her brother-in-law!”

your voice.

had heard

His eye twitched.

 for me before she died.

 the secret to everyone. Why did /

so

that did not happen, people wouldn’t be gossiping about

face turned

Cindy couldn’t even hear the guests’ criticisms.

out! If she wakes up and finds herself in a coffin, she’ll burst

had gone

dead and kept asking

shoved her arm away and

Cindy’s cheeks. She touched her face to find blood

Her legs turned to jelly, and she collapsed