Chapters
Clapstopher made a rallent
“Yeah, I’ve got bet. She’ll be incalary in two days. Doer’t worry. She’s doing fin
Insoniy was, mostied that Rebeccaniight be bullied Bot the truth was, ever since Christighet went to Barton Fields, she was the one bullying atlu
deadly annoyed, then was nunghtrouble,
The other child was Hody Lynch, the daughter of Peter Lys, Teter was Vaughn’s contade as well. He was left with a permanently injured leg when Vaughn died and no longer had the ability to support Buby,
Ayon beaming that Vaughni badestrusted Rebecca to the fat family, Peter also decided to entrust Holy as well. Fortunately, he survived, though he was left permanently disabled
Peter thought that since he had survived, Huby wouddict need to be adapted. But the Grand family had already given their wood, and despite his s diability rendered fan incapable of supporting his family. Then, theantangement stood.
Ruby was to be sent to the quant family incluiry as well. After all, the family could afford it…
Huby was escorted to the purst house. There, Rebecca’s and Ruby’s eyes met.
Heberva blinked in surprise Inlet previous life, Tuloy didn’t amber at the citant let belet, But the thueline had shitted in this lite,
survival, Ids
the same time asher Hoby had come months later, citing the need to care
Baby was hete, neatly dressed and exauding a gentle, composed demeanor. She greeted with a polite smile, “Hello, Cinbitopher,
but the circumstances surrounding their adoptions were starkly different
Bebecca’s thoughts choumed. Both she and Ruby were being adopted by the traut fam Rebecca, as a complete orphan, had drawitinate sympathy Imm Duncan, Ruby, on the other hami, was taken in as an act of duty–a promise to honor a comrade’s
Both were heading to the same tamdy, and both were wands of the Doant tarily. Hy logic, Rebecca stmuld’ve had the upper hand, But life had unfolded in the opposite direction
In her past life, she had been foolish, peity, and emsemed by pralomny. She was constantly at odds with Ruby. Time and again, she plotted against her, trying to
culi linately culminated fixan ill–mcelvestattempt to manipulate both Huby and Christopher’s younger brother, John
Heartbroken and deeply disappointed, Duncan had no choice but to cast her out of the family.
It was chung berdomitallilai terny found her in Odbory. He offered to rate for her and promised that she’d be happy, but looking back now, it felt like a joke.
Who had she tell the need to scheme agalust linby? Even now, she condda’i tigine it out, it baffled her how she had managed to squander such a promising position, sabotaging herself with actions that seemed almost deliberately foolish
The moir malicious she became, the more Innocent and pl rate of and given a thacation: Ruby eventually grad Tates were strikingly different.
ible Hisby seemed in contrast. As a result, she was cast out of the Grant family while Ruby was taken mim university and was felt with a generous amount of money to marry into an excellent family. Their
Rebecca scrutinized Huby, and suspicion grew within her do the other hand, Christopher was oblivious to Ruby’s subtleties and was entirely focused on Rebecca’s pecubur gate. Mas she already plotting against Ruby?
Laven her cuming nature, there was no doubt she would be on grand–even hostile toward by. His temples throbbed as Instration set in. He felt an urge to pull Rebecca aside for a proper lecture
“You must be Rebecca, right? Hi, I’m niby, ter’s look out for each other from noOW OL
Alter greeting Christopher, Ruby fuched her attention to Reberct. Her expression remained wann and friendly, through a fleeting shadow crossed her eyes— subtle hint of something darker that she quickly masked.
“Hello, I’m Rebroca.” After all, it was hand to argue with a friendly face. There would be plenty of time to deal with things later.
Christopher, however, knew Rebeca’s ine nature too well. The idea that she could peacefully coexist with Ruby seemed far–fetched to lim Taling no chances, he made sure to assign their rooms as far apart as possible.
