My stepsister's fiance is my ex

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

in and see wh

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

face, her heart