ng for her late best friend's baby. Gradually, she grew close to Geo
a son, Sean Lawrence, completed the family
in the Lawrence fa
e. But after her own children were born, her attitude
ome. He believed Malaya without question and g
to the sofa, poured herself a glass of water, a
r speech? If you a
om, did you hear that? This is our h
ving closer. "Nora, don't antagonize your sister. She'
res made her appear much younger. Clad in a fitted dress and
n her youth. Otherwise, how could she hav
fered her a
cognize the stepdaught
er Malaya asked. Then, when she started middle school, everything changed-repea
had to preserve her image and could not openly discipli
and Kelvin were such a lovely couple. Why did you have to divorce? You always act withou
Kelvin, I'd have dumped her too," Nora mutte
a mocking smile playing on her li
yes darting away. "I... I read it i
ied nonchalantly. "Yes, Kelvin and I are divorced. Any
ht thinking. A bone-deep e
Malaya and Nora both felt
ge, Nora had desperately wanted to take her place. She had
tood by his decision, and thei
ring a coveted position many wea
way inferior, had fainted from
ra, Cheyenne was once again a rejected, scorne
awrence family lost the protection of
the alliance had brought the Lawrence fam
e a commodity for a business alliance had broken her heart. That was why she ha
Foley fortune, Cheyenne must have receiv
r eyes before being quickly
the world. But tell me... how much did you get in t
. It hadn't even been twenty-four h
s into our home. I refused to tolerate it. I am stil
" Malaya and Nora froz
ef on their faces. Were they hoping
cent," she a
ed, a hot spike of ang
years of marriage to Kelvin Foley,
If you don't believe me, feel free t
she had been fed and housed. She had
are exactly like your mother!" A fu
he crystal chandelier cast daz
r eyes at the man wh
last seen George. He'd gained weight,
his eyes, narrowed behind gold-r
red in Cheyenne's eyes. Hearing her father speak of
mother had a cognitive condition before you married her. Without the Edwards f
ad been nothing more
he most beautiful women in
such different worlds
t-grandfather, which had earned him a promotion. That was how he had met Selah. D
, Cheyenne's great-grandfather took his own life. T
eorge, consumed with saving th
she died in
ence Group. Ironically, he dared to claim that hi
s words. "Cheyenne, you are becoming mo
e shout rattled everyone in
ry yawn. "I know. If that's all, I'm
ard glance, she turne
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