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Chapter 3

Author: Flori
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-21 12:10:42
Lynn’s expression changed when she heard the melody.

She charged forward and grabbed my collar before she started to hit me.

My mother was shocked. She did not expect her long-lost daughter to be a savage.

My father rushed over and stopped Lynn.

It was only then that Lynn calmed down.

She looked guilty as she hung her head and apologized to my parents.

A hint of disappointment flashed across my mother’s eyes when she looked at me, who was playing the piano, and then at Lynn.

I did not stop playing the familiar piece.

My parents did not know why Lynn had such a sudden breakdown.

However, I knew the reason why.

There was not much entertainment in the village. In the evening, the speakers would play a piano tune to indicate that it was nighttime and everyone should go home.

Then, moaning could be heard from each house.

At Lynn’s age, she could already be a mother in the village.

Hence, she was frightened when she heard that melody. It transported her back to her nightmare.

I smiled brightly and slowly walked toward Lynn.

I touched her face. “You’ll get used to it in time. I play the piano every day!”

Lynn slapped my hand away with red eyes.

She was trying to contain herself.

I smiled, but I felt cold inside.

This was only the first day. She was going to have a hard time containing herself from this day onwards.

My mother looked at us: her obedient adopted daughter and her savage biological daughter, and wiped tears with her sleeves.

My father sighed and slowly said, “Lynn, you’re no longer in the village. You should work on your temper.”

Only I knew that a person’s temper could only change under extreme duress and that person be turned into an obedient pet.

The doorbell rang and stopped our conversation.

A servant went to open the door and came back with a huge bouquet of red roses.

She passed the roses to me excitedly. “William sent you such a big bouquet of roses despite the fact that he’s going to see you soon. It’s so hard to find such a good boyfriend!”

My smile froze when I heard the sender’s name.

I snapped myself out from my thoughts and pretended to stomp my foot in embarrassment. “Don’t be silly. Quickly throw the flowers away. What if there are insects in them? They’ll scare Lynn!”

My mother’s eyes were fixated on the red roses, and she seemed deep in thought.

Lynn had never seen such a big bouquet of roses. She stared at it greedily.

I would not give her anything that she wanted!

My mother came back to her senses first. She put her arm around my shoulder and advised, “Harper, I haven’t seen William in a long while. You should invite him to join us for dinner tonight.”

I was thinking the same as I secretly chewed the name.

“Alright, I’ll invite him so he can meet Lynn as well!”

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