mily, the only person who shares the same mother as you is me. And o

lter and that woman, Walter's mistress, had driven

egun driving a wedge between the two sisters. She had twisted Bella's thoughts so thoroughly that, before long, Bella had started seeing her as

to Ashlyn: Bella had become li

ther chance. Since fate had given them both the opportunity to sta

t one c

r face. She scrambled onto the sofa and lunged forward, ready to strike back.

ieve she has ever truly cared about you? Go investigate the national art competition you en

ed her grip and shoved Bella back. Bella stumbled

tone Bella had always been unable to stand, Ashlyn s

to take what's mine. But have you ever actually defeated me? Not on

one last look before turnin

ere for a routine plumbing inspection, but under that cover, they quietly installe

for a long time that the woman Nicholas truly planned to marry was i

on, everything was carried

n eye on every corner of the house through the screens, she sorted through her inve

rmed out of the place af

ome back unt

uld keep track of every corner of the hous

ogance was gone. Bella dropped onto the living room couch with a grim

ella had already investigated

l competition. If she won, she would earn direct admission into a renowned art academ

d the scenes. Bella's work never even

imple criticism, it tore apart every aspect of her painting with harsh words, c

id to ever compete again, and she gradually became reliant on Alicia-the person wh

most all of the original designs there had come from Bella

s she seemed to suddenly realize something. The next second, she

nd put away the device. After Bella entered her

studied the frustration written all over Bella's face. "The fact that y

confidence only fu

ly surprising that you'd know that kind of thing. Besides, I never told anyone I entered that competition. Afterward, I told no one the result except Mom... I mean, Alicia. So how did you find out about that? You

even a second. Her palm s

s this unbelie

lightest. She had never intended to keep her rebirth a secret from Bella. What she could

s designer, you still wouldn't surpass me. I'm a scientist, you idiot. We are not even in the same fiel

rning cheek, her eyes blazing

apped m

rabbed the door handle and pulled open the do

e would suddenly forgive everything

an expression of reluctant defeat, slowly reached out and closed

hat we're dealing with right now. You promised Dad you'd get married within a mont

ed out her marriage certificate. The smug smile th

ied Eric just to get yourself out of this and leave me behi

n't seen t

ed her-and somehow discov

Bella's hand. But her shock didn't come from the fact that B

d Ha