Chapter 19

After Rose’s dad divorced her mother, he married the woman who was Sydney's mother. Even though it looked like a typical remarriage, Sydney was only two years younger than Rose. When Rose’s dad divorced his ex-wife, Rose was five years old. From that perspective, it seemed more likely that Rose’s dad cheated on her mom while they were married. At that time, Rose's mother lived in a remote rural area and did not know how to defend herself in the divorce court. When Rose was fifteen, her mother worked so hard to the point where she fell ill. Her worst fear was that no one would take care of her daughter if she died. Out of options, she had her daughter embark on a long journey to the city to search for her relatives. However, her father introduced Rose, his own flesh and blood, to everyone as an illegitimate daughter. From that day, although Rose moved in with the Loyle Family, she lived a miserable, lowly life. Both Sydney and her mother would often humiliate Rose for coming from