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

a large fish tank. Mr. Stone had a penchant for tea and used to stockpile expensive

course, all of those luxuries

and his time in rehab, all of it was gone.

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

her with hatred. "You! You're nothing but

Karina remained unfazed.

but now, after enduring so much in the outside world, they barely scratched the surface. Compared to the betrayals and struggles she had faced,

tried to hurl

could continue, Kieran

Why are you saying such awful

and Karina were

front of her was truly

sure why he spoke up. Ever since that day at the orphanage, when he saw Karina's radiant, happy smile, it had fingered

him like a bolt

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