Chapter 553

Perhaps these people had been pretending all the time and it was only now that their true faces were revealed. What’s more, this happened right after her parents died. The funeral wasn’t even over yet, and they were already jostling to take off their masks. Her parents were the most successful of the family. As university professors, both their economic and social status came as a great benefit to the family. It was why they pretended to be nice so that they could deceive them. However, the moment they were gone, that beautiful reality instantly burst like a bubble. Stella was a young girl who had just turned adult. Everything was too hard for her to accept. “No. Father and Mother were very close to Aunt Diana. I cannot let you deceive her like this!” She took a deep breath; her heart twisted in anguish, but she suppressed her emotions and forced herself to put on a cold face. Looking at the people in front of her, she bravely said, “I will not be in cahoots with the likes of y