It wasn’t just Travis who couldn’t understand–Stephen himself couldn’t comprehend why his father would want to harm his own flesh and blood. Was it because Sheena accidentally lost Jasmin? But wasn’t Sheena already deaf in one ear and sent to the countryside? Wasn’t that enough? Did she have to die for it to end?
Seeing Stephen’s pained expression, Travis‘ s anger gradually turned to regret.
So, what had he been doing all these years?
He instinctively touched the rusted necklace around his neck and declared, “I have to go find Sheena!”
On the other hand, Sheena had originally thought that arriving at the Wilson family’s house would mean enduring some inhumane torture.
At the very least, she expected they would starve her for three days and nights. But unexpectedly, as soon as she arrived at the Wilson family, she met the so–called
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ruthless head of the family. To her surprise, the person who appeared behind. the family head was none other than the Wilson family’s young lady–Megan, the one Jasmin had pushed down the stairs. from the third floor.
On the day of the banquet, Sheena was not present. In fact, even when she was brought back to the Brooks family, she had never been invited to those high–society
events.
Christopher disliked her country bumpkin demeanor, and Amanda, although not saying it directly, had also advised her to learn
proper manners from a teacher first.
Jasmin was even more sarcastic as she chastised her, “With Sheena’s figure, I bet she can’t even fit into a proper gown.”
So, this was the first time Sheena met Megan. But for some reason, she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
When Megan saw that Sheena had been
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silent, she couldn’t help but rush over and hug her.
“Sister Sheena, you didn’t really forget about me, did you? You even taught me how to paint!”
Sheena finally remembered. “You‘ re… Megan?”
When Sheena had been abandoned in the countryside, she had no money and was too embarrassed to keep asking Travis for food. So, she often went up the mountain to gather wild vegetables.
At first, she didn’t know what was edible and what wasn’t. After stepping on many “land mines,” she slowly started figuring things out.
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