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!

her, acting all high and mighty! Why,

the final straw. Christine Luo was willing to let it go,

to learn

the hall. The pianist's fingers froze on the keys, and the men and women who were putting their hands on their shoulders also stopped and

However, if you speak ill of my mother, you are worse

hand and glared at the woman. The

found a small nook in the garden

think you can attract Mr.

she heard an irate voice scolding her. She rolled her

Luo.

her and continued to turn the

Christine! You are nothing but a gnat in this household! If I had not pitied you, you would have been

Luo's mother, Stella, hated Christine to her very core. She thought that Christine was arrogant and

She wordlessly stood up from where she

were not worth

bitch! Where do you think you're

dug her nails into Christine's arm and dragged her backwards. A small trickle of blood

Amanda's hand away and shoved her. She glanced at her bleeding arm and

aghast that Christine dared to

had done and raced over to her. She poised her hand up

blow

go of me, Christine! I will kick you

holding her arm. Her grip was so tight that Stella felt like

Christine smiled.

here and act like you own the place when really, you don't