Neera pursed her lips, her gaze drifting downward to land on the pair of hands that were holding hers.

Thanks to meticulous care, those hands remained fair and slender, their skin delicate. Even under the light, they emanated a lustrous glow.

Her eyes flickered slightly, and with an indifferent expression, she gently withdrew her hand.

Her hands now grasping air, Wrenn felt as if her heart was also empty, inexplicably overwhelmed by a profound sense of disappointment.

Did I fail again…

Is she still unable to accept me?

Then again, I had indeed been so foolish, committing so many extreme mistakes and even almost harming Jean. Why on earth should she forgive me?

Even she herself had not completely moved on from the regrets of the past.

She felt an intense bitterness in her heart, yet she dared not let it show on her face, fearing that Neera would be repulsed or upset if she saw it.

still can’t accept me, it just

if Neera would give her the cold shoulder for the rest of her life, it didn’t matter. In

if she were my own daughter,

deep breath, intending to

your relationship with them isn’t good, and they haven’t been good to you either. That’s

get up. “You rest for a while. It’s almost dinner time.

not competent adoptive parents. I can’t deny everything that happened over the years, but in my heart, they are not my

up, Wrenn was first taken aback. Then she couldn’t help but reveal a look

sat back down, her gaze intensely fixed on Neera. In a soft voice, she asked, “Did they treat

Neera unconsciously tapped her fingers lightly on the edge of

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all sorts of work, and if I didn’t finish, I couldn’t eat. Moreover, if they thought I wasn’t doing a good job, they would either hit or scold me. I could only do my best, but even so, I couldn’t satisfy them.

this point, she laughed lightly, as if it was nothing.

meal with me at the same table, as if they were afraid I carried some contagious disease that could infect them. From a young age, I had developed the ability to read people’s faces, so I eventually stopped going downstairs for

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