I Got Married Without You

As she reminisced about the past, the smile that she tried to hide was all too visible to Stella. Stella had a vague inkling that whether it was during their childhood when she encouraged her to get close to Erin, or as they grew older when she manipulated her into falling for Erin, it was all part of Karen’s plan. Even the later harm inflicted upon her, which she blamed on Erin, was just because Karen knew that Thomas wanted Erin to be the heir…

She was ultimately just a pawn in Karen’s hands…

Yet, the person who treated her as a pawn was still holding her hand and shifting the blame onto others.

“Stella, no matter when it started, you have to know that it was Erin who provoked me first. From the moment I stepped into the picture, he constantly insulted me and even called me a homewrecker in private. If you want to blame someone, blame him.”

Stella curled her lips in a bitter smile and suddenly burst into laughter.

“Aren’t you the homewrecker?”

With tears in her eyes, she stared at her unfamiliar aunt.

his mother’s room. He hated you for that. And what’s more,

grew older, and even though her worldview had been greatly shaken at the time, she still chose to believe Karen’s explanations.

was that she had no power or influence, and she couldn’t escape from someone

black into white.

The gentle and kind aunt that she believed

wonder Erin treated her like that. How could she not treat Erin well while secretly tormenting him? Karen hadn’t read many books, but she had

surface but tortured him behind his back. She deceived

bleeding This truth, presented in front of her, was more painful than death itself because she truly regarded Karen as her mother, a

herself anymore. She raised her hand and covered her tearful eyes. How could Karen be so cruel? Why did she treat her as a mere pawn, a pawn she had

me into this.

such a deceitful excuse, Stella stopped talking, Arguing with someone of twisted morals would only