CEO's Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery

The car came to a stop outside the Stone family home. Karina took a deep breath, unable to suppress the nervousness that crept up on her.

Her anxiety peaked when Mrs. Stone opened the door.

"It's you?" Mrs. Stone's expression twisted with displeasure, and without another word, she turned on her heel and walked away.

Voices drifted from inside-it sounded like Mr. Stone was asking who had come. The conversation abruptly stopped as Karina stepped inside.

Mr. Stone sat cross-legged on the sofa, his expression dark and unwelcoming. "Hmph, you've been gone

so long, I thought you'd died somewhere out there. That would've been better-at least then you wouldn't be back here to annoy us."

Mrs. Stone chimed in, her tone equally harsh. "Exactly! After everything you did to ruin us, just look at the state of this house now. We've been reduced to nothing!

"If people didn't know better, they'd think we were your sworn enemies in a past life instead of your foster parents!"

Their words weren't far from the truth. The Stone family's current situation was indeed bleak.

wealthy, they

Stone had a penchant for tea and used to stockpile

of those luxuries had been purchased with

Kieran's troubles and his time in rehab, all of it was

looked around and smirked. "Well, isn't this how it should've been all

hatred. "You! You're

Karina remained unfazed.

such words would have cut her deeply, but now, after enduring so much in the outside world, they

tried to

she could continue, Kieran appeared, cutting

finally come back. Why are

and

of her was

Kieran himself wasn't entirely sure why he spoke up. Ever since that day at the orphanage,

struck him like