ett family

, Jennifer slipped back into the Be

chatter from inside floated out, only to die do

ett family seated and assemble

ere on the sofa, with Leyla cozied up between the

gle chairs nearby, chuckling

calm gaze, saying indifferently

ssed the car keys toward Carson

icing through the silence as she shot up from th

ed, looking down at Sherrie from

m your mother, and I expect to be treated with

nett, perhaps you've forgotten-I was raised outside, wandering through life alone. No one taught

ou

, her expression shifting throu

an't you see that? Must you be so cutting?

tating the facts," Jen

her gaze to Edmund. "After all, dear Edmund

ked, stunne

ennifer interrupted sharply. "It

ess. His face drained of co

three because Edmund, barely more than a child himse

... but never b

neatly swept this fact under the rug,

red by Jennifer herself, the

n. It wasn't done on purpose, you can't-" L

! Sl

, but Leyla's face now b

an imposter. What right do you have to speak here?" Jennifer ask

rip to the hospital vanished, and Je

e couldn't contain her fury, her voice tremblin

em to forget-the deed to this house is in my n

s she pointed at Jennifer, wh

s. Bennett. It'll only bring on the

ollapse, Jennifer added, "Don't worry, I wo

" Clint, who had been silent until now, spoke

logical daughter, Clint struggl

and was aware of the valuable shares Jennifer hel

to calm down when Jennifer said tha

ef on their faces before focusing on her father.

pposed to mean?

, but I won't be leaving the country anytime soon. I'm official

ersity?" Leyla exclaimed, her

fer, Jalster University has strict admissions, and this year's enrollment is cl

m as useless as you, Leyla-unable to

left spe

eyes blazing. "Leyla was accepted under specia

yes, under special circumstances, and those circumstances happe

," Edmund scoffed. "In the end,

into her pocket, pulling out a piece of crum

look at thi

stamp of Jalster University. She bit her lip, a

turned toward Jennifer,

real daughter of the Bennett family. If Jenni