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.

even though they were never wealthy, they could still afford a set of

fish tank. Mr. Stone had

luxuries had been purchased with

after Kieran's troubles and his time in rehab, all of it was gone. Now, the living room was barren,

looked around and smirked. "Well, isn't

at her with hatred.

Karina remained unfazed.

in the outside world, they barely scratched

indifference, Mrs. Stone tried

continue,

She's finally come back. Why are you

Stone and Karina

even wondered if the man in front of her was truly Kieran.

he spoke up. Ever since that day at the orphanage, when he saw Karina's radiant, happy smile, it had fingered in his mind like

like a bolt of

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