dress. Her perfectly styled curls framed delicate f

half-sister, born

Selah Edwards-a daughter of the wealthy Edwards family.

ting off the ground. Consumed by his work,

her late best friend's baby. Gradually, she grew closer to George. Their marr

son named Sean came along to complete the family.

ion in the Lawrence house

e. But once her own children were born, her attitude shif

ame home. He blindly believed whatever Malaya told

Cheyenne walked over to the sofa, poured he

ora. "Are you done lecturing? I

om, did you hear her? This is our house,

pping smoothly between them. "Nora, don't provoke your sister. S

ade her look years younger. Poured into an elegant, form-fitting dress

e been in her youth. Otherwise, she never wo

fered her a

a child, she had obeyed without question, doing everything Malaya ask

getting into fights... The problems

But because Malaya had to maintain her image as the perfect stepmoth

Kelvin made such a beautiful couple. Why did you have to get a divorce? You always act so

vin, I would've dumped her too," Nora muttered,

xing Nora with a mocking smile. "Di

ity of her gaze, Nora i

the news. Don't e

lied nonchalantly. "Yes, Kelvin and I are divorced. Do y

ide awake, thinking. Exhaustio

in were real

Nora felt a complicated m

marriage, Nora had desperately wanted to take her place. She had

ood firm on his decision, reduc

uring a prestigious position that c

d as her half-sister, had literally fain

Cheyenne was once again a rejected, disca

wrence family had just lost the backin

the alliance had still brought the Lawrences

Being sold off like a commodity for their family business p

n she had rarely visi

dn't deserve h

the sheer size of the Foley fortune, Cheyenne m

n her eyes, quickly mask

end of the world. But tell me... how much did you get in t

hadn't even been twenty-four hours sin

villa. I wasn't going to just sit there and take it. I am still a

With n

tood frozen, comp

eir faces. They were hoping to leech off

cent," she a

red, a burning anger

ears of marriage to Kelvin Foley, all for

hat? If you don't believe me, go

e had her room and board covered. She h

such an idiot! You are e

suddenly echoed f

rate. The crystal chandelier above cast b

s, turning toward the man

w George. He had put on weight; his round b

nd behind his gold-rimmed glasses, his

ah, a dark shadow cro

other with such disdain still stu

flinching. "Without the Edwards family fortune, would you have

had been nothing b

beautiful women in Akloit. Unfortuna

ch vastly different stat

f Cheyenne's great-grandfather, earning him a promotion. That was how he had supposedly met

. Backed into a corner, Cheyenne's gr

ound itself teetering o

eorge, too absorbed in salvaging the b

in chil

in to save the company, promptly

o claim that his swift remarriage to Ma

s daughter's sharp words. For a moment, h

ming more and more inso

room shake. Everyone flinch

awn. "I know. If there's nothing else, I'm going to

, she turned and wal

t set foot upstairs. Arriving at her bedroom d

She turned the handle,

n froze. Her room... no longer existed. The entire space had b

us keepsakes left behind by

ared

r throat. She stepped heavily into th

oment on, i