Chapter 50 Nemesis

As a child, Kieran never understood why he had to leave Clarkbrook Village. He was sensitive from an early age. The village was small, and the rumors made him realize that he had always been different from the others. It wasn't arrogance—he was born without a father. Their house didn't even have a single photograph of him. Alissa never spoke of the man. It wasn't until he saw Alissa's lifeless body and was taken back to the Carter residence that he understood the cruel reality. His father was wealthy but already married, with a child three years older than him. Alissa had become the mistress, and he was the illegitimate child. What a harsh label. What a powerless truth. Staring at the enormous house with its gleaming tile-covered walls, he realized that the golden mansions in books weren't just fiction. However, he didn't care for any of it. Because every gaze he met in this house was full of malice. What had his mother done wrong? Alissa had been deceived. Why, then, was s