Rachel tossed out her words casually. "You wouldn't believe how the Vance family looks down on me for only being recognized by the Stewart family after 20 years. They think my manners, temperament, and character aren't polished enough, not like Chloe, who grew up in the Stewart household. They figure I'm not good enough for Dominic," Rachel complained. These weren't Dominic's words, but his mother had said them to her often enough. Richard pressed his lips together. He knew Rachel was deliberately poking at their favoritism toward Chloe. "Rachel, you're my daughter," he said. "The Stewart blood runs in your veins. Chloe's just a foster child. Don't measure yourself against her." Rachel thought, Don't measure myself? He told me not to compare, but his actions screamed bias. In the past

