liott family's residence were strewn
he atmosphere was
reakfast since the real daughte
mockingly. Wanting to speak out but constrained by her current status, she could only grit
er distress, her eyes red. Feeling compassion, he held her hand and ca
biological sister, by name. Noticing the unease on Tricia's face
urge of pride. Even if she wasn't the biolog
kipped breakfast and was unaware of the Elliotts' emphasis on this family meal. She looked graceful and beautiful
essly outshone T
taining a facade of calm, Trici
her and took her s
ce en
s welled up
rew stern. "Why are y
g?" Danielle countered. She sensed Tricia's
he tension, Tricia intervened, "Jeremy, I'm fine. Maybe Danie
nielle was a country gir
nd. She was new to the Elliott family and, alth
liott, exchanged a few words to ease the
le, it's been busy lately. It might ta
the Elliotts hesitated about
aughter, it was Tricia they had raised
would become the real outsider. Anyway, the
derst
axed and offered her more food, feeling a t
ut avoided eating the food he offered. S
amily, Tricia couldn't bear i
knew Tricia was abo
sils and comforted her,
. "If it weren't for a mistake, Danielle wouldn't have grown up in the c
ht?" Jeremy frowne
matter what anyone else says, you're my sister. Your last name is El
but smile. Her brother
inscrutable, their eyes shifting between Danie
s Danielle, now intervened, affirming, "Jeremy i
iguing as watching a play. She couldn't understand why th
eir meal in a st
drive Danielle and Tricia to
Now that the real daughter of the Elliotts had returned, the engagement could not proceed. Carolyn Harper, Chris'
taking Danielle to
and said in a roundabout way, "Danielle, if Chris shows any signs of hostility, don't m
e was intruding on her r
sibly leading to an argument. But she was indifferent to the engagement
nflict, but Tricia continued to provoke her. Finally, she had had
had made many people envious. But Carolyn did not favor her, and those who once envied
est of the Elliott family would dislike her. In that case, Danielle would be disowned and Tricia would
ow, he sensed the ten
just chatting with Tricia and learning a lot about the Harpers. We had a g