Silas impatiently came over to urge me, and I timidly took two steps back and said, "Dad, maybe I shouldn't go in. Mom left me some money and said I can withdraw it after a while."
I saw Silas's eyes light up.
When he started his business, my mom provided him with start-up capital, which was a huge amount. But where did that money come from? My mom never told Silas.
Later, Silas hooked up with the daughter of the top executive of a leading group in the industry. Naturally, he was unwilling to start from scratch again, so he decisively abandoned my pregnant mom and became a successful man by marrying into a wealthy family. He turned my mom from a legal wife into a mistress.
I saw a hint of greed in Silas's eyes.
He kindly came over and held my wrist, leading me into the house.
Rhianna Fann had been waiting at the door for a long time, accompanied by Natalee Fann, who had enjoyed a privileged lifestyle since childhood.
When Rhianna saw us, she hurriedly greeted us with a polite smile, tears in her eyes. She looked me up and down and couldn't help but say that I had suffered.
"That's quite a hypocritical display of innocence." I thought.
Natalee kept shouting next to her, "Mom, why are you so good to this little slut?"
As a young child, Natalee spent her early years with her grandmother in the countryside until she turned fourteen, due to Silas and Rhianna's hectic schedules. Feeling a sense of remorse for the time she missed with her daughter, Rhianna overindulged and pampered Natalee even further.
"Shut up!" Before Rhianna could speak, Silas reprimanded Natalee.
2.
Rhianna cast a fleeting glance at Natalee before turning to me with a gentle tone, "Ella has recently lost her mother, so it's only natural for us to lend her a little extra care. And speaking of which, Ella and you share the same birthday; it's truly a remarkable coincidence."
I looked up and happened to meet Rhianna's eyes.
Her eyes appeared to be brimming with concern on the surface, yet beneath them lay a subtle undercurrent of provocation.
My memory was instantly pulled back to a few days ago.
It was just dawn, and there was a piercing scream outside the house, "Someone died, someone jumped off the building!'
I opened my sleepy eyes and found that my mother was not beside me. I immediately woke up and felt a sense of alarm. I stumbled out to open the door.