Chapter 533

• Joan hurried after Liza, tears welling in her eyes as she reached for her hand. "Sister, I know you resent me. You think I took your place, but I never meant for any of this to happen. Mom is struggling too—on one side, she has her biological daughter, and on the other, the daughter she’s loved and raised for twenty years. Why must we be at odds? Can’t we just get along? Please, let’s step outside and talk.”
• Though her expression was full of sorrow, a fleeting smirk passed through her eyes—one so quick that only someone paying close attention would have caught it.
• Liza wasn’t fooled. She knew Joan wasn’t sincere, yet curiosity got the better of her. She wanted to see what scheme her so-called sister had in store. With a faint smile, she nodded. “Alright.”