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
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