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.

were never wealthy, they could still afford a set of

a large fish tank. Mr. Stone had a penchant for tea

of those luxuries had been purchased with Karina's

troubles and his time in rehab, all of it was gone. Now, the living room was barren, with nothing

"Well, isn't this

glared at her with hatred. "You!

Karina remained unfazed.

past, such words would have cut her deeply, but now, after enduring so much in the outside world, they barely scratched the surface. Compared to the betrayals and

Stone tried

continue, Kieran appeared, cutting

Why are you saying such

Mrs. Stone and Karina were

the man in front of her was truly Kieran.

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

struck him like

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