Thinking back on all the hell she''d been through these past years, Regina Schultz felt a surge of raw anger burning in her chest.


    She watched Ste Quinn, the center of everyone''s attention, everyone treating her like she was some kind of princess. There was a time when Regina had been just like that.


    Back when she was the beloved daughter of the Schultz family...


    But everything that had gone wrong in her life-every single thing—was because of Ste.


    "Ste, you''re a snake! You ruined me! I hope you lose everything, just like I did. I hope you end up exactly where I am," Regina screamed, her voice echoing through the hall.


    The butler''s face turned pale. He motioned to the two maids nearby. "Take her away, now."


    "No! I''m not going back there! I want to go home, take me back to the Schultzes!" Regina shouted, her voice cracking.


    "Ste"


    Ste interrupted her, her voice calm and clear. "What happened to you wasn''t because of me."


    Regina stared at her, speechless.


    Ste looked at her with steady eyes, the memory of three years ago shing across her face, but her expression stayed calm.


    "You want to talk about three years ago?" Ste said, her voice steady. "You took advantage of chaos in the Quinn family and had me kidnapped. You nned the whole thing-how you''d end up in Ronald Quinn''s bed, how you''d get pregnant, how I''d disappear for good. You figured it all out, every single detail. But you didn''t count on Xander Schultz showing up when he did."


    That night...


    Xander, desperate to shake Ronald off his tail, finally found him and exined everything. He yed along with Regina''s n, just enough to make her let her guard down.


    Regina thought she had covered every angle. If she''d seeded, Ste would have been ruined forever.


    But Xander found a way out in the chaos-a tiny window-and helped Ste escape from Ferrond before Regina''s n could destroy her.


    Regina, on the surface, was forcing Ste out of the Quinn family. But along the way, she had set up all kinds of traps, hoping Ste wouldn''t survive the journey. If even one of them had worked, Ste and Ronald never would''ve had a future<fn1606> For more chapters visit find?novel</fn1606>


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    Regina had always wanted Ronald, more fiercely than anyone else—including Melissa Norton.


    Regina''s face went ghostly pale as she listened.


    Ste''s voice was even. "You didn''t end up like this because of me. You ended up


    like this because of what you did to me. Do you get the difference?"


    Regina''s breath came in ragged gasps. "You don''t deserve him, Ste! You''re nothing! Why should you get everything the Quinns have? You''re just their adopted daughter  s


    "The Schultzes and the Quinns were close once that all changed because of you! You ruined everything for me."


    "You''re disgusting, pining after your own brother. You''re filthy. You never should''ve stayed with the Quinns."


    As Ronald walked in, he caught Regina''s words—each one dripping with venom.


    His face darkened, eyes glinting cold and sharp. "What are you waiting for?" he snapped. "Get her out of here. Now."


    The room froze at the icy threat in his voice. The butler quickly waved his hand. "Take her away."


    Regina heard Ronald''s voice and shook all over.


    She turned, gasping for breath, meeting his gaze-the same man she''d loved since childhood, her teenage crush exploding into obsession. She had always believed they were meant to be, their families


    bound together by years of friendship, an arranged marriage practically set in stone.


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    But even back then, she''d seen the same longing in Ste''s eyes. And in that


    moment, her whole world hade crashing down.


    From that day on, she and Ste had been locked in a silent, bitter war.


    "Ronald..." Regina choked out, tears shining in her eyes.


    It was supposed to be her and Ronald. That''s what she''d always believed.