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Chapter 1

Still kneeling, Kayla Thorne made an elaborate show of apologizing to Mom.Tourists visiting the village for the Bloomtide Festival quickly gathered around and pulled out their phones to record.Mom calmly served her customers their food before stepping outside."Don't call me your sister. We're not related by blood. We're slammed today, and I can barely keep up. Can we talk after my shift?"Kayla inched closer on her knees and gave Mom's apron a gentle tug, looking up at her with pleading eyes."You can hate me and blame me all you want. This is all my fault. But Mom and Dad really do care about you. I'll give you as much money as you want, okay? Just please go see them at the hospital."The tourists had no idea what was going on and were already whispering among themselves.Mom looked helpless for a moment, then reached down to help Kayla up. But Kayla struggled against her and toppled backward, driving the thorns into her back.Kayla sucked in a sharp breath. Her face went e

Chapter 2

The moment the call connected, an angry male voice came blasting through the speaker."Joan Thorne, what more do you want? Kayla knelt there until her knees were swollen, and those thorny branches left puncture wounds all over her back. She's about to make her debut, but you don't seem to care at all. Are you even a Thorne?"Mom shot me a look for answering the call, then took a deep breath. "My name is Joan Newell. I'm not a Thorne."That only made Gordon angrier."The DNA test already proved everything. Why are you still refusing to accept it? Mom and Dad are getting older. They just want you to come home so they can enjoy their later years in peace. Do you really have to go against them on everything?"Mom set the phone on the table and sighed. "Mr. Thorne, I don't want to have to say this a third time. I have parents of my own. They're gone now, but they're the ones who raised me and gave me all the love I could ever ask for."We may be related by blood, but beyond that, we'r

Chapter 3

With the Bloomtide Festival going on, Mom opened the diner an hour earlier than usual.The moment she unlocked the door, several young people with cameras in hand rushed inside and crowded around her."Are you really Joan Thorne, the Thorne family's biological daughter?""Your birth parents are both in the hospital. Is it true you won't even acknowledge them unless they give you money?""We heard your husband died, and you've been raising your daughter alone while running this little diner. Is that true?""Don't you want your daughter to have the kind of life a wealthy family could give her?""Just because you had to struggle, are you going to make your daughter struggle too?""Do you hate Kayla Thorne so much that you made her kneel there with thorny branches tied across her back and beg you to forgive her?"Late the night before, Kayla had posted a single sighing emoji on social media and nothing else. She hadn't said a word, but the comments had already gone wild.By mornin

Chapter 4

A mix of emotions crossed everyone's faces.Kayla walked over and gently reached both hands out to me. "Eliza, I'm your aunt. Henry is my friend. He didn't mean any harm by bringing you here. Can you forgive him?"Henry looked at her like he was completely smitten.I backed away two steps before she could touch me and tilted my head. "So because he's your friend, he can break the law and just be forgiven?"That wasn't what Dad had taught me when he was still alive.Kayla's smile stiffened. She glanced at me out of the corner of her eye, then stepped back, looking hurt.Henry immediately jumped to her defense. "You nasty little brat. You're just like that damn mother of yours, always mouthing off and getting on everyone's nerves."I bit my lip as tears welled in my eyes. I was furious. I hated him so much I wanted to hit him."Henry, how could you say that about my sister and niece? Apologize right now."The rest of the Thornes looked just as displeased.Henry glanced around a

Chapter 5

Henry got up from the couch and glared at Mom and me, his expression dark.Kayla pressed her lips together. "Joan, Henry didn't mean any harm. He scared Eliza, but he already apologized. He only did it because of me. Can you please not call the police?"If you're still angry, take it out on me. Yell at me, hit me, whatever you want. This is all because of me."Her eyes began to redden.Mom gave a cold smile. "Today he kidnapped my daughter for you. What about tomorrow? Is he going to kill someone for you too? And if he does, are you going to put on that pitiful act and beg everyone to let him off again?""Shut up! Go ahead and call the police. You think I'm scared of you?" Henry shouted.Kayla went pale and tugged at his sleeve, trying to get him to stop."We're family. Do you really have to take this so far?" Gordon asked, looking at Mom in disappointment."We're not family!" I shouted as tears spilled down my cheeks."I don't have family like you! You're all bad people. All

Chapter 6

Mom came back from the private conversation looking even more upset."I don't want the money, and I'm not settling. I want Henry to face the consequences."I nodded. I hated him. He had such a nasty mouth and kept saying horrible things about Mom.The woman pleaded, "We can still negotiate the amount."Mom held me in her arms and refused to back down.Henry clearly hadn't expected her to stand her ground. He cut the woman off. "Don't beg someone like her. Get me a lawyer. I don't believe she can get me convicted over this."Mom looked at him calmly. "Even if you don't get convicted, I still want all of you to understand that not everything can be solved with money."Henry sneered. "That's pretty rich coming from you. You won't even acknowledge your own parents unless they give you money."Mom gave him a sidelong glance. "Isn't it better for you if I don't go back? If I do, your precious Kayla might have to worry about losing her place. You don't actually think she got down on h

Chapter 7

Mom's arms suddenly tightened around me.After a long silence, she finally answered, "Because it isn't fair."I glared at the Thornes. They were the ones who had lost Mom in the first place, and all of this had happened because of that bad woman's mom.But they didn't seem guilty, and they hadn't tried to make it up to Mom. Instead, they showed up expecting her to go back and reunite with them just so they could have the family they wanted.Had they ever stopped to think about what Mom wanted? Even I understood that, and I was only five. Did these grown-ups really not get it?No. It wasn't that they didn't understand. They just didn't think Mom's feelings mattered. They didn't really care about her, so Mom shouldn't care about them either."Come home with us. Whatever Kayla has, we'll give you the same, or even more. If it's money you want, here. Take these checks and fill in any amount you want."They pulled out a stack of blank checks."You don't have to compete with Kayla fo

Chapter 8

After that day, the Thornes disappeared for quite a while.Mom and I both thought they were finally done with us. The drama online slowly died down too. Then something big happened in our family.I was starting elementary school!Mom helped me into my brand-new uniform and walked me to the school entrance. The teachers greeted me warmly, and one of them took my hand and gave me the best seat in the classroom.At lunch, I was always first in line. Whenever we got to choose where to sit for an activity, I always got first pick. Whenever I raised my hand, the teachers always called on me.And when school let out, they helped me pack up before anyone else and walked me out to Mom.When I told Mom all about it, she paused."Mommy, I'm really popular, aren't I?""The Thornes probably pulled some strings at the school."I scrunched up my face. Why couldn't those people just leave us alone? I really hated them."So people don't just like me because they like me?"I sighed and tighte

Chapter 9

Kayla let out an angry laugh. "Nothing to do with you? That's a good one. If you hadn't refused to go back no matter what, why would they have kicked me out? How was I ever a threat to you?"The Thornes have more than enough money. You could've taken 80% and left me 20. Why did you have to leave me with nothing?"Mom gave her a mocking look. "Funny how you're only offering me 80% now that you've lost everything."Kayla's face tightened."Move. You're blocking our way home."Kayla clenched her fists, her chest heaving. "I'm not giving up, Joan. You think you're going to have it easy? Just wait and see!"With that, she climbed into a black luxury car and drove off.Kayla already had a bit of a following, and Henry used his family connections to open doors for her. She landed several more reality shows and played up the image of a beautiful, strong woman who had been through hell.Before long, she blew up, and things quickly got bad for us. Mom eventually had no choice but to clos

Chapter 10

That day, Mom wasn't there when school got out.Kayla was.My teacher knew who Kayla was, and she refused to let her take me.Kayla tossed a wedding invitation in front of me. "Tell your mom to bring you to my wedding. Henry and I grew up together. Too bad your mom wasn't the one who grew up with him. If she had been, she wouldn't be a widow now."Nothing made me angrier than someone using Dad's death to hurt Mom. Dad had died in the line of duty. He was a hero.My eyes stung as I grabbed my stainless steel pencil case and hurled it at Kayla's face as hard as I could. She wasn't expecting it, and it caught her right on the bridge of the nose.Kayla sucked in a sharp breath as the pencil case clattered to the ground.She covered her nose and glared at me. "You're just as annoying as your mother."I glared right back. "You're the most annoying person in the whole world. You took 30 years of my mom's life. Have you ever done anything to make up for it? What gives you the right to

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