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inted in you, S

d on me, making it painfully clear that he had already made up his mind about what had happened. There was no warmth in h

idn'

rd. His grip was firm enough to make me wince, but before I could protest, he was alre

dy and an IV line attached to her hand. Her slightly disheveled hair and the faint rednes

knew b

o knew that the woman lying in front of me was delibera

ing. She even lifted a hand as though she wanted to stop him from being too harsh with me. "I'm sure Sadie didn't mean

fing, her eyes glistening as though s

e. They would believe she was a kind, understanding older sister

uld be further

self look even more innocent in front of everyone while

ush her in

into it o

ne would take her side, no matter what she did. And judging by the way

reason why she behaves like that," my mother imm

words tighte

We shared the same parents, the sa

ia family, she was the only

irl who had suddenly appeared in their li

was the fourth child. She was the only daughter they had raised and loved for most of the

story they had told me

fly looked away. It had only taken a moment of distraction, but w

that, I di

I remained lost to them. They finally found me whe

desperately for me fo

father and Kieran'

t I would eventu

y family, I suddenly found myself brought into the luxurious

internship. I was preparing to take the examination t

life, a moment when I could finally look fo

illed, I often found myself questioni

way they treated me. They looked at me as though I were some unrefined girl who had be

ial, too simple, or too different from

I spoke, whenever I made a mistake, and even

hing I could to ear

nce the warmth of having parents who cared about me, siblings who would stand up for

ifteen years

could make up for all those lost year

nelope framed me for something I hadn't done. I forced myself to smi

f that things would

eeded more time t

ing, they would finally s

hard I tried, no

elope hated me so much when I had

errupted when Kieran

treating you kindly. Why

lt like a slap

y give me a chance to explain. Maybe he would notice how hurt I was, or

ression rem

er, Kieran. Plea

and I immediately pressed my lips toge

ow weak I

he man who was supposed to

at a part of me was still desperatel

was my

im, and despite his cold treatment, I

was just as impressive as his sharp features, and he carried hims

many women would dream

nced that I would become his f

gement. He simply accepted it, as though marrying

gn that he might have some feelings for me

the kind of man who didn't

ough time, he would event

pened involving Penelope,

le I was left struggling to defend myself ag

n lying!" my mothe

oice, my shoulders instinctively

respond, Penelope

your health," she said gently, giving our mother a c

me, her expression softening into som

s no need to apologize. I

hands tightl

to my palms as

ook unreasonable simply by pr

to scre

that she was lying and t

w loudly I defended myself,

decided who the g

t perso

t the people who ra

ice made me tu

s he looked at me with evident disappointment. He even rubbed his tem

me feel like noth

, I reall

oug

My father's expression darkened, and his

e continued, his tone dripping with disapproval. "But you've been liv

k deeper than I

inds of

me after I went missing. The people who had

fact that I had grown up in a remote province, but hearing him

to defe

at they had given me a ho

d say anything, K

rward slightly. "I'll apologize on

eart

.." I wh

d him t

king him to apologize for me. I was asking him to belie

even glance in

turned tow

till young, and just like you said, she

ing her gaze as though she wer

ster, even though she just returned two years ago. She didn't grow up with us, so maybe

"I am also at fault. I have my own

alms. I could feel the sting of th

easily Penelope managed to tur

to the pool, yet she was

dn't done, yet she was the one apolo

tly accepting the blame because

ed to

ly tell them everything I had been

would be

d never b

y par

y sib

ainly no

to Penelope, seemingly sa

ally turned

t's