Chapter 477\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold\u2019s words left Vivica speechless. After a moment, she retorted weakly, \u201c\u2026That\u2019s different. We didn\u2019t grow up with your sister. We had just met; the bond wasn\u2019t there yet\u2026..\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the reason we didn\u2019t grow up with her is because she was switched at birth by Honora\u2019s mother,\u201d Leopold countered, \u201cLogically, we should have felt nothing but sympathy and a desire to make it up to Larissa. But we didn\u2019t. And now that we\u2019ve lost everything, we still expect my uncles to treat us as if nothing has changed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica fell silent. \u201cFine, fine, you\u2019re right,\u201d she said, her voice laced with frustration. \u201cI was wrong, alright? Just stop bringing it up.\u201d Then she added defensively, \u201cWe were deceived by Honora! At least I was home to greet your sister when she arrived. Finley didn\u2019t even bother to show up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tired of his mother\u2019s endless complaints, Leopold pulled out his phone, intending to browse the online discussions about the media event. He knew his sister must be the talk of the town.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He remembered adding her on Facebook and, though he held little hope, he opened the app. To his astonishment, she had accepted his friend request.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold immediately put down his fork, set his sister\u2019s contact as a favorite, and tapped on her profile to view her posts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The latest post was a large group photo of her with Neville, Sapphira, and the entire Turner family. The image of their smiling, happy faces felt like a physical blow. He couldn\u2019t even bring himself to like the photo.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before this, his sister\u2019s posts had been sparse and mostly related to medicinal herbs, with fewer than ten posts in recent years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The first one, from four years ago: [Failed to cultivate the new herb again~ Oh well, time to start over!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Six months later: [I knew I could do it! Success! Now to test its efficacy, though it\u2019s not ready for mass production yet.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next day: [The effects are incredible! Zendar says he\u2019ll help me break into the Regal City market!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
A month after that: [Sold the first rare herb. It went for a pretty penny, and Zendar says this is just the beginning. Once the city\u2019s elite understand its value, my research will be worth even more!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
A year later: [Zendar was right. My herbs are worth a fortune now! But they\u2019re so rare, there\u2019s more demand than supply. Time to get back to the research!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Reading this, a sense of pride swelled in Leopold\u2019s chest, as if he had been there to\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 477\u00a0<\/p>\n
witness his sister\u2019s journey. She was so young yet she had earned so much through her own talent. He thought back to a month ago, when he and his parents had looked down on her, fearing she would usurp Honora\u2019s place in the family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How utterly laughable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A year ago: [Saved a man\u2019s life with my skills, no charge~ Ah, my boundless kindness~]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Three months ago: [The man I saved is now my boyfriend. P.S. Torrin made me post this.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
And then, the post from a month ago:\u00a0<\/p>\n
[What an eventful day. First, a handsome man shows up wanting to partner with me. Then, my boyfriend breaks up with me. Later, an escaped convict comes looking for trouble. My so\u2013called family is certainly interesting~ Time to meet them~]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold felt the air leave his lungs. He was drowning in regret, but also in a strange sense of relief. He was lucky that his sister had been strong enough to survive the attack Honora had arranged. If she hadn\u2019t\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
But what right did he have to think about \u2018what ifs\u2018?\u00a0<\/p>\n
09:57\u00a0<\/p>\n
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