It was a hot summer day. The downpour seemed to make the climate more humid. The bus was teeming with people.

Janet Lind got out of the bus with her luggage. As she looked around, her gaze landed on Bernie Lind — he was standing at the exit of the bus station. He looked much older now, and his hair had turned grey. “Dad,” she called, biting her lip.

“Come on, let’s go home. Your mom has cooked all your favorite food because you’re coming back.” Bernie smiled, the corner of his eyes creasing with wrinkles. He took the suitcase from her hand and put it into the trunk.

Janet’s breathing faltered.

Bernie and Fiona Duncan weren’t her biological parents. She was only adoptive. The couple had stopped caring about her like their own after giving birth to a daughter.

She knew Bernie was kind and enthusiastic to her today because he and Fiona were expecting her to marry in place of her sister.

The car drove through the bustling downtown and entered a luxurious villa community.

Seacisco had changed a lot in the past few years.

Bernie opened the door and entered the villa with Janet’s suitcase.

Janet followed him in. As soon as she stepped on the carpet, she heard a maid screaming, “Oh, God! Step out! You’re dirtying the carpet. I just changed it today. Look at your shoes! They’re covered in mud. You’ve ruined everything.”

Janet flinched back at the deafening voice.

and looked at her shoes. A frown lined her forehead when

was

soft footsteps reverberated across the

Lind descended the stairs, twirling a strand of hair around her finger as she happily looked at the door. The smile on her face froze the moment she saw

a pang of jealousy because Janet had become more beautiful now. Jocelyn had always been jealous of Janet and despised her for being the prettier child. The gap

a smile and looked at the maid. “Why

in mud,” the maid

matter. You will have to let my sister into the house even if she has turned into a homeless beggar. Otherwise, how can we discuss

and sashayed into

it at Janet. “You think too much of yourself,

pierced through Janet’s heart. She put on the plastic shoe

them

lost her appetite, so

Fiona sat beside

her fifties. “Since you have made up your mind, the wedding will be held tomorrow.

the knife and fork and looked at her. “I want to confirm something first. Will you give me the money right after I

was going to trade her marriage for the money. It was a life-altering decision. Therefore, she wanted to be sure of everything

Thinking they would never be able to conceive, the couple had adopted Janet. However,

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