Chapter 23

It was indeed their fault to announce Hera was their adopted daughter. But for the benefit of the Everett family, they were determined not to make this secret public. "No, it's not like that. Whatever your surname is, you're always my sweetheart," Lilith whispered, tugging at Hera's clothes. Hera looked back at Lilith. In the entire Everett family, only Lilith truly cared about her. Facing the maternal love that she had been missing for over ten years, Hera couldn't react and just nodded lightly. Later, Lilith plucked up the courage to rearrange Gino's study on the third floor into Hera's bedroom without waiting for Mildred's approval. … Gino found that his study had become Hera's bedroom when he returned home. He angrily pushed away the quilt in Lilith's hand, yelling, "No! This is my study. I don't want the bumpkin to stay in it!" He turned to call Mildred over, whining, "Grandma, how could you give her my study? This bumpkin stole the study from me the moment she came back. Sh