Her grandmother had always said she was getting old, that she couldn’t take care of Layla much longer, couldn’t support her the way a parent should. Before she passed, she gave Layla the only home she owned. Then, just like that, she was gone.After more than ten years away from her father’s house, Layla was finally brought back.She remembered her grandmother’s words, so she did everything she could to be the perfect child. She took over the housework. She cleaned. She cooked. She washed dishes. She squeezed studying into whatever scraps of time she had left.That was how she earned the reputation of being smart, well-behaved, and easy to like.Because the relatives liked her, she finally had a bit of standing in her father’s home. Only then did life become bearable.To avoid provoking her stepmother, she treated Lily as if she were her own flesh and blood. She cared for her, protected her, and tried her best to make their blended family work.She walked on eggshells for years.
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