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