From Neglected Girl To Unstoppable Heiress

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ing form. "She' s never been right, that girl," she murmured, her voice laced with manufactured sadness, the ki

ways drifting. What will she ever make of herself?" The

her, don' t be so hard on Caro. Maybe she' s just... lost. She needs us." Her words were perfectly cali

queezed Estrella' s hand. "That' s why everyone loves you, Estrella. Unlike some people, who only think

ad, the well-timed sniffle, the way her eyes glistened without actually shedding tears. It was

d, so many times, to tell them about Estrella' s cruel games, her subtle sabotages. Each time,

er. When I cried and told Mother, Estrella had immediately burst into loud, theatrical sobs, claiming I had pushed her and called her names. Mothe

pattern, this dance of their adoration and my

ctoria, rushed in, her face pale with worry. "Estrella! My God, are you alright?" She ignored

she saw Estrella' s small bandage and heard her soft assurances, Victo

isting into a mask of fury. "And she caused all this, didn' t she? That... that

mean. Carolina didn' t mean to... she didn't mean to ca

ist on the bedside table. "How did this even happ

ll regret the day she ever cross

arp, were now narrowed with

"innocent" image, quickly intervened. "No, no, please! Don' t be angry at Carolina. I' m sure it was just an acc

. You always were. You always think the best of everyone."

cult." She looked at Carleton. "Estrella is right. We shouldn' t completely condemn Carolina without kn

"For Estrella' s sake, we

and a wave of indescribable pain, sharper than any physical wound, washed over my spi

bandonment. I wanted to scream, to tear free, but I was utterly powerless. I could only stand by, a sil