Me and My stepsister's fiance

sister's birthday. C

ine was her estran

Since becoming an adult, she hadn't stepped

ters to address, she had to

a friend of Zoe's mother. This betrayal led to Zoe'

even had a daughter with Thomas, making Z

study, providing only minimal financial support, and

ce through her own efforts, and her first

fted a document. Once Thomas signed it, th

elebrate her sister's birthday, b

munity, stopping partway up the hil

unging on the sofa, absorbed in his phone,

s of disgust as they saw Zoe, as if

birthday gift?" Thomas barked

n't concern me. I'm here to have you sign th

roze, sp

ed-edition handbag she held and the expensive bla

ut ties? Has someone been

s wealthy and decided to become the other woman. But t

ut

oe. "Have you no shame? Do you have any dignity le

f the Hawthorne family. I'm just me. And you dare talk about shame? Where

ou

is vision narrowing. "Do you

e nonsense. Sign the document so we can be done. From now on, I

eering stepmother. "After raising you for so many years, you can't

sion darkene

rry that man we picked out for you. Once you'

a disability, struggled to find a wife. If Zoe married hi

escaping her lips. "Susan, what give

ground, refusi

er to her death and seized her company! You and your daughter will be known as the offsprin

Shut

s words. She huffed and puffed

Zoe grabbed her wrist and sw

hh

n shock; she never exp

om

rushed to her mother's side, worry etched on

th anger. She pointed a trembling finger at Zoe, hissi

ain and see

o confront her, but Celeste

e right to hit my mom?" Celeste shoute

ng, a tall figure appeared at th

imposing presence radiating an aura

living room, the tensio

the familiar figure approached, h

nt, the man lock

eze, the air thick

, revealing a hint of surprise

Celeste's raised hand froze mid-

t's Do

s, rushing over to greet the man. "

Zoe's spine, disbelief washing over

leaned in, hissing, "Show som

why Dorian was at their house. Why

a false sweetness. "Dorian, welcome to our home for Cel

apping her arms around his. "Babe, I didn't expect you so soon. There w

ftly, "She probably struggles because

worry. Zoe isn't my biological daughter, so

Zoe, silently urg

soon as they met hers, he looked aw

cy, it didn't translate t

bited in bed and self-serving

d labeled her as someone who didn't respe

glistening with false tears as she looked at Zoe. "Our family is finally together, and even if my mom s

y, reaching out to

snapped, shoving Celes

rce, but Celeste took a

ack, and just as she was about to h

caught her and pulled

n't hold bac

oice low and threatening. "Touch

realized how strange it felt. The man she had sp

out to marry

a.

inching. In school, she had dealt with professors pressuring her to comply or

ass of water from the table and spla

hh

arefully applied makeup

glass to the ground, where it shattered

felt a strong grip on her arm. Turnin

fury, as if flames we

every time she pulled away, Dorian tighten

. With a smirk, she challenged, "Are you try

face, her heart