Chapter 14 1/2


    "So what if she is? Didn''t you hear Mr. Lawson Senior? An Impostor will always be an impostor. There''s only one true daughter of the Fuller family!" one of the guests said.


    "Well, this is going to be quite a show! The adopted daughter desperately pursues a marriage while the real daughter rejects it vehemently. Isn''t this a case of same person, different fates"?"


    The mocking and derisive gazes felt like sharp swords piercing Ka''s heart. All her pride and self-esteem had turned into a joke at that moment. Unable to take it any longer, she burst into tears and ran outside. Seeing that, Dexter and Myra grew anxious, worried that Ka might do something foolish in her distress. They could only turn to Matthew and say, "Let''s discuss the marriageter. We''re not mentally prepared for this."


    If Matthew hade to propose to Ka, it would have been a happy asion. However, he hade for Felicia. Myra frowned, feeling rather conflicted.


    Matthew nodded. Before leaving, he nced at Felicia with a determined look and asked, "Do you still like the gifts I sent over yesterday?"


    Myra was once again taken aback. Wasn''t that pile of gifts meant for Ka? It appeared that they had misunderstood the situation.


    Felicia remained expressionless,pletely uninterested in answering.


    Just like that, the party finally came to an end. After sending off all the guests, Dexter rubbed his temples and asked, "Have you found Ka?"


    "No, I don''t know where she could have gone at this hour!"


    Myra paced back and forth, anxious. After all the maids, bodyguards, and chauffeurs searched the Fuller residence, they finally found Ka by the pond at the back of the vi. When the maids brought her back Ka was soaked through. Myra''s heart sank, and her expression changed drastically.


    Upon seeing Myra, Ka''s first words were, "Mom, I don''t want to live anymore! I can''t live like this anymore!"


    Her cries echoed throughout the vi.


    "When we found Ms. Ka, she was about to jump into the pond," one of the maids reported. "Luckily, we saved her just in time, or the oue would have been unimaginable!"


    Myra''s heart ached.


    That night, Dexter and Myra took turnsforting Ka, terrified that she might do something to harm. herself again in the blink of an eye.


    Ka cried the entire night, her eyes swollen and her voice hoarse. She clung to Myra''s hand, nearly pleading, "Mom, I won''tpete with Felicia for anything! I''m an impostor. I shouldn''t ask for too much. I know my ce! But Mom, just consider it my plea this time. I really like Arnie...".


    Ka cried herself to sleep.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    Dexter and Myra didn''t leave her room until dawn. In the hallway, Myra wiped her tears, her tone filled Chapter 14


    If it weren''t for the mix-up at birth, there wouldn''t be such aplicated mess. Myra even thought their family could still be a happy and blessed family if Felicia didn''t exist.


    Just as she had that thought, she heard Dexter scold her, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? Ka is your daughter, but isn''t Felicia also your daughter? Blood ties connect us. A mother''s heart beats for her children! If Felicia heard you say that, how heartbroken would she be?"


    Myra suddenly realized that her earlier thoughts had slipped out without her even noticing. No wonder Dexter, who usually had a good temper, would suddenly scold her.


    However, Myra felt wronged and decided to fight back, "Yes, I admit Felicia is my biological daughter, but I''ve watched Ka grow from a toddler to a graceful young woman. Is it wrong for me to favor her?"


    Before Dexter could retort, Myra pressed on, "Haven''t you thought the same way?"


    "You-" Dexter was left speechless, unable to respond.


    Meanwhile, around the corner, Felicia quietly leaned against the wall, absorbing every word of their conversation.