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