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.

stepped out of the house and looked at her shoes.

was deliberately

sound of soft footsteps reverberated across

finger as she happily looked

seen her sister for several years — her parents had left Janet in the countryside to be raised by other people. She felt 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 between the two had grown bigger

and looked at the maid. “Why didn’t you let my sister

mud,” the maid

sister into the house even if she has turned into a homeless beggar. Otherwise,

around and sashayed

the shoe cabinet, pulled out a pair of shoe covers from the drawer, and threw it at Janet. “You think too much of yourself, don’t you?” she snapped viciously. “Wear

She put on the

couldn’t argue with them

her appetite, so she couldn’t

Fiona sat beside

in her fifties. “Since you have made up your mind, the

want to confirm something first. Will you give me the money right after I get

It was a life-altering decision. Therefore, she wanted to

have children for several years after their marriage. Thinking they would never be able to conceive, the

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