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.

If Neera still can’t accept me, it just means I’m not doing enough yet. I just need

In any case, Wrenn

if she were my own daughter, doing everything in my power to protect

to act as if nothing had happened and instead comfort

haven’t been

for a while. It’s almost dinner

Neera suddenly spoke up. “Indeed, they were not competent adoptive parents. I can’t deny everything that happened over

aback. Then she couldn’t help but reveal a look of

soft voice, she asked, “Did they treat you poorly? Did they abuse

tapped her fingers lightly on the edge of the tea table

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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

lightly, as if it was nothing.

as if I were a beggar. I was dressed in tattered clothes, my face was pale, and I was thin due to malnutrition. Even the servants of the Garcia family seemed more like the masters of the house than I did. Besides that, the Garcia family all kept their distance from me, unwilling to share a 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

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