As Nina spoke, a chill ran through her body. She had considered every possibility, even the idea that someone might have broken into their home to harm Gemma while they were out. But never, not even once, had she suspected a six-year-old child. Yet here she was, holding the evidence that this very child had nearly killed her daughter.

"What?" Nash was equally stunned. But with the bottle in his hand, there was no denying the reality right in front of him.

Compared to the adults, Orion reacted even more strongly. He stormed down the stairs with Gemma's toy in hand and shoved Hope hard enough to knock her over. She scraped her hand on the floor and began to cry in pain and frustration.

"How dare you cry?" Orion's voice was thick with anger. "My sister's suffering is way worse than a scraped hand. She's so little, with tubes all over her, and it's all because of you. Why did you do it?"

He couldn't understand. Hadn't they treated Hope well enough? Even if they weren't perfect, did that really justify her turning against them and attacking a child?

was a child, a recently orphaned one with no one to care for her. Nina's eyes narrowed as a thought struck her. "Wait, where did you get this medicine? If your father's gone, and your mother doesn't want you, you

hugging her knees and

explanation. From the start, Hope had been deceiving them. The fire, the trampling accident and all of it had been orchestrated by someone with a plan, someone who intended

trap, bringing Hope into their family. And now, Gemma had nearly paid

still. Nash's fists clenched, his

you straight to prison. You'll never see the sun again. You'll be mistreated every day, and you'l never

When she was first taken by those bad people, it had been a nightmare. So much suffering, so many tears, until she was

like that forever? No, she couldn't go back to

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