Chapter 319

This wasn't the first time Evelyn had heard something like this.

During Bonnie's birthday party, Sally had said something similar too.

Evelyn didn't bat an eye. Instead, she just flashed a smile and quipped, "Well, if that's your line of thought, then Clara and I must be kin too, given our resemblance, huh? But I reckon it's more a shared resentment than anything else."

Seeing that Evelyn wasn't buying it, Chet let out a bitter laugh.

"Evelyn, please don't lump me in with Clara, alright? I've got a score to settle with her. Her mother killed my mom and made my sister disappear. I will never be on her team."

In a bid to earn Evelyn's trust, Chet laid bare the grim details of his mother's death and the heart-wrenching story of his sister's disappearance.

Evelyn glimpsed the raw pain of losing a parent in his eyes and sensed his yearning for his lost sister.

It stirred something deep within her. She even felt a sense of empathy.

As Chet's story unfolded, Evelyn felt her hardened d