Adoration At Night and Forever

A City, in the Luo family's estate.

In the elegant hall, men and women dressed in expensive garb danced shoulder to shoulder, their bodies swaying to the music.

The pianist's slender fingers moved across the piano keys with grace and precision, captivating those who had the privilege of hearing her play.

A girl sat in her room, reading a book. She tried to focus but the music and chatter distracted her.

She had a feeling that the party would not die down any time soon, so she decided to leave the room to find a quiet place to read.

The girl pushed open the carved, red, wood door to sneak out to the back garden.

"Isn't she the illegitimate daughter of the Luo family? Why did she bother to show her face? Isn't she afraid of embarrassing her family?"

As soon as Christine Luo came out of the room, she heard a woman make snide remarks at her.

"Yes, yes!" She was surrounded by other women who were laughing with her. They looked upon Christine Luo with a hateful expression.

However, Christine Luo turned a deaf ear to them. After all, they were merely guests in her home.

She drew a breath and steeled her nerves. All she wanted to do was keep reading her book.

Christine Luo looked around the house. Her late mother had designed it. She had decorated it in her favorite furniture. How dare these people consider her illegitimate?

Stella, who these people were trying to curry favor with, was merely a mistress. When her mother passed away, Stella took over and used her power to get what she wanted.

Christine Luo pitied the other women. When her mother was still alive, these people were like dogs, following her every move.

Now that a new woman had taken her place, they bowed to her instead. How fickle was their loyalty!

tut. Look at her, acting all high and mighty! Why, she's just as bad as her dead

let it go, but they

people needed to learn

the men and women who were putting their hands on their shoulders also stopped

However, if you speak ill of

her hand and glared at the woman. The woman she slapped stood stunned, touching her

one last withering look, Christine Luo turned around and walked away. She found a small nook in the garden where she could enjoy her book, and she sat down to finally read in

you think you can attract

heard an

Luo. The

hear her and continued to turn the

in this household! If I had not pitied you, you

hated Christine to her very core. She thought that Christine was

where she

were not worth

do you think

backwards. A small trickle of blood dripped down

shoved her. She glanced at her bleeding arm and gingerly

aghast that

Christine had done and raced over to her. She poised her hand up high, preparing to

blow

go of me, Christine! I will kick you out if you don't

arm. Her grip was so tight that

Christine smiled.

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