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    Thomas returned home, exhausted. He and saw a group of workers moving in and out.


    He frowned and stopped a servant, asking, “What’s going on here?”


    The servant cautiously replied, “Mrs. rk said she wants to redecorate Ms. Natasha’s room.”


    Ever since Olivia suddenly “went abroad,” the atmosphere at home has been very tense.


    Andrew and Thomas were incredibly busy every day, their spirits declining day by day. Noel even moved directly into an apartment near his school, rarelying back. After Madeline had a serious illness, she had been rambling and crying constantly.


    Even the servants had be much more cautious in their speech and actions.


    Thomas irritably pinched his brow, waved his hand, and said, “You may leave.”


    He nced in the direction of the second floor, took a deep breath, pursed his lips, and walked upstairs to find Madeline.


    Madeline sat on the carpet in a utility room, surrounded by several old boxes whose contents had been pulled out and piled together.


    Thomas nced at them. They were all children’s toys.


    He squatted down and picked up one of the dolls, “Mom, why are you tidying these?”


    Madeline had lost a significant amount of weight. What Olivia did left her unable to ept that the daughter she had <i>so </i>carefully raised could be someone so cruel and malicious.


    And that day at the theater, many noblewomen in her circle were present. She could only endure their sarcastic mockery for her blindness.


    Madeline almost cut off all social interactions, either visiting Olivia in prison or staying at home,


    Only when she re–examined her family with a new perspective did she realize she truly owed her daughter so much.


    She didn’t even dare to think if Natasha’s ident that forced her to leave the stage back then was truly orchestrated by Olivia.


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    A bittersweet expression on her face, she said, “I just realized that ever since she turned 6, I never bought her another toy.”


    After the age of six, Natasha became her tool for atonement.


    Madeline thought perhaps her life was destined for chaos ever since Andrew mistook her at home. Despite recognizing him as Emilia’s blind date, she inexplicably chose to remain silent.


    From a young age, Madeline couldn’tpare to her sister in anything except beauty.


    She was not as intelligent, as sophisticated, or as charming as Emilia.


    The day before she met Andrew, she had just argued with Emilia.


    Andrew didn’t recognize Emilia, but Madeline knew that Emilia had known Andrew for <i>a </i>long time and had harbored a crush on him for years.


    However, her pride prevented her from telling anyone about it.


    Madeline only discovered this by chance after reading her sister’s diary.


    At that time, she defiantly thought, ‘You all favor my sister, so I’ll make the person she likes fall for me.‘


    Perhaps Andrew truly preferred the beautiful, innocent, yet slightly scheming younger sister over the intelligent and proud older sister. Madeline’s n went smoothly.


    Emilia was truly devastated.


    She couldn’t ept losing a major life event to her sister, whom she had always looked down on and considered inferior.


    After Andrew and Madeline got together, Emilia, out of spite, hastily married her ex- husband, who was outwardly impressive but inwardly corrupt.


    From then on, one wrong step led to a cascade of misfortunes.


    She not only fell into an abyss herself, but even her young daughter suffered alongside her.


    Madeline always felt guilty about Emilia’s misfortune, believing she yed a part in her sister’s failed life.


    Natasha’s grandmother often said she was foolish.


    Madeline was indeed foolish, not entirely bad, nor truly good.


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    She couldn’t enjoy her good life with a clear conscience, especially after Emilia died saving


    Natasha.


    Every time she was kind to Natasha, she was reminded of her tragically lost sister.


    It was like a constant reminder of her past despicable actions.


    Madeline found an outlet for her guilt in the two girls of the next generation.


    She went to great lengths to treat Olivia well, constantly suppressing and ignoring Natasha.


    Perhaps at first she was reluctant and felt pity. But over time, she truly loved Olivia as her own daughter.


    She also projected her love for Natasha onto Olivia.


    Outsiders said Madeline had lost her mind, but only she knew she was paying for her past


    mistakes.


    However, her daughter suffered all the consequences on her behalf.


    Natasha was actually the most innocent one.


    Thomas was silent for a long time before wiping away the tears that had quietly fallen from his mother’s eyes. “Mom, what’s past is past. You can’t keep trapping yourself in remorse.”


    Madeline suddenly grabbed his hand. “Thomas, can we bring Natasha back? I’ll make it up to her. From now on, I’ll be a good mother, like I was before she turned six.”


    Her plea was heart–wrenching.


    Thomas squeezed her hand back. “It will be alright.”


    He was lying. Thomas knew things wouldn’t get better.


    Alexei left the rk family hanging by a thread, making them run themselves ragged, all to no avail. With that tiny glimmer of hope, they didn’t dare to give up entirely.


    He and his father were exhausted every day. Their efforts were all meaningless.


    He sometimes felt that Alexei should have just put them out of their misery.


    He was well aware that Alexei was taking revenge for Natasha.


    He just didn’t know where that final heavy blow woulde from.


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    The rk family’s dinner table was as silent as ever today.


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    Unable to bear the atmosphere at home, Noel, who hadn’t returned for days, suddenly asked, “Is my older sistering back soon?”


    Having just spoken with his mother, Thomas for a moment couldn’t tell which older sister he was referring to.


    But he quickly understood.


    Noel hadn’t referred Natasha as his “older sister” for a long time. His address for her had always been “that person” or simply her name.


    He paused, “Yes, soon.”


    Noel opened his mouth, but in the end didn’t know what to say, dryly mumbled “Oh,” then lowered his head and ate his food.


    Madeline had been tidying up the house recently, and Olivia’s room had also been cleaned incidentally. She didn’t do anything extra.


    Andrew also looked impassive.


    All of Olivia’s assets had been recovered and donated as charity. Now, she truly only had


    them.


    Even raising a dog could foster affection, let alone someone they had poured so much effort


    into.


    Despite their disappointment in Olivia, the rk family had agreed to continue supporting her.


    However, they would no longer cater to her every request as before.


    Andrew still had a thought in mind. Olivia and Lucas’s engagement had not been publicly


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