The sound of that slap snapped Evan to his feet.He turned, his gaze icy as it landed on Stella.She stood there, unmoving, her eyes cold, both hands clenched into fists.Looking straight at Dora, she said, word by word, “Mother-in-law? Did you forget? You’re the one who’s always said I was an uneducated orphan.“So what, now you expect me to suddenly have manners and just take it from you?”Family.That word had always been the deepest wound in her heart.All those years in the orphanage, how badly she had longed for family… and then her child—The loss of that child had been the fuse for everything between her and Evan.The baby was gone. She hadn’t been able to protect it.The guilt, the self-blame… all of it had driven her to want out of this hellhole of a family.And now Dora was still using that against her?Her last line of defense had been ripped open, leaving behind only the sharp, brutal armor she used to protect herself.Dora trembled with rage. “Y-you… was I wr
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