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.

the past, even though they were never wealthy, they could still afford a

fish tank. Mr. Stone had a penchant for tea

those luxuries had been purchased with Karina's

time in rehab, all of it was

"Well, isn't this how it should've been

hatred. "You! You're nothing but

Karina remained unfazed.

her deeply, but now, after enduring so much in the outside

tried to hurl

continue, Kieran appeared, cutting

She's finally come back. Why are you saying such awful

Stone and Karina

even wondered if the man in front of her was truly Kieran. Since when did he defend

day at the orphanage, when he saw Karina's radiant, happy smile, it

struck him like a bolt of