Adam's blood pressure spiked. Seeing the sudden turn, the housekeeper, who had been waiting in the shadows, hurried over and expertly fed him his medication.
Once the pills took effect, Adam regained enough strength to rasp out, "Let Selena speak."
In an instant, every eye in the room fell on me.
My entire future hung in the balance, and for the first time, the choice was mine.
"Selena lived under our roof for ten years!" Adam's voice echoed through the room, booming so loud I braced myself, scared that I might be shattered into pieces. "If you two aren't brother and sister, what are you?"
"Don't be scared," Jonah murmured, looking back at me.
His face was pale from his injuries, but his eyes burned with a fierce determination—a resolve that had arrived far too late.
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