“I’m not going over there alone, not with your sister around.”


    Aurora nced at the message and simply replied with an OK” gesture, saying nothing more.


    She understood and knew exactly what kind of person Tessa was.


    +26 BONUS


    Tessa and Megan had never gotten along, probably because Megan had always been especially close to her.


    Aurora still remembered it vividly.


    When they were little, Megan used toe over to her house to y.


    The two of them would lie by the pool, sunbathing, and it was well known to both families how close the girls


    <b>were</b>.


    But Tessa had always kept her distance.


    She never joined in, and whenever she looked at Megan, there was visible disdain on her face.


    One time, while Aurora and Megan were sunbathing by the pool, Tessa suddenly approached them with <b>a </b>warm. smile, saying she wanted to join.


    Megan, still young, wasn’t too keen, but out of respect for Aurora, she nodded and let her join in.


    The three of them sat poolside, but as <b>they </b>jostled for the middle spot, Tessa suddenly shoved Aurora into the


    water.


    Aurora had been so little then, and she didn’t even know how to swim


    Megan panicked and leapt into the pool to pull her out.


    But not before yelling at Tessa, “Go get an adult, quick!”


    Tessa, however, just stood there, motionless.


    It was unclear whether she was frozen in shock or deliberately pretending not to hear.


    Luckily, Megan could swim.


    By the time she dragged Aurora back to the edge, Tessa was still standing in the same spot, her expression unreadable.


    Furious, Megan climbed out of the pool, marched straight over, and shoved Tessa in with <b>a </b>re. “You’re awful! I’m never ying with you again!”


    Then she grabbed Aurora and led her inside<b>, </b>but not before yelling for the adults toe help Tessa out of the <b>pool</b>.


    When Tessa finally came inside, soaked and trembling, the first thing she saw was Megan’s fierce, warning look.


    She had no choice but to swallow her pride and say nothing


    Even when Grace asked what happened<b>, </b>she never mentioned Megan’s name.


    She simply imed she’d slipped and fallen by ident.


    From that moment on, the rift between them was sealed.


    Ever <b>since</b>, if Tessa was anywhere nearby, Megan would never go alone,


    Just looking at her brought back the image of that cold, unbothered <b>face</b>, watching someone struggle and doing nothing.


    Over time, everyone began to realize the two didn’t get alot


    Both families had tried to mediate countless times, but the oue never changed.


    Eventually, the adults gave up.


    After all, they had their own lives, different circles, and different paths.


    There was no reason to force them into getting along.


    Snapping back to the present, Aurora looked at the chat thread and couldn’t help but smile a little.


    All these years, and Megan was still exactly the same.


    Her darling sister, on the other hand, had changed quite a bit<b>, </b>at least on the surface.


    But deep down? That calcting nature hadn’t changed one bit.


    For reasons she could never exin, Aurora had always felt something off, as if she and Tessa weren’t truly rted.


    She had never felt even the slightest bit of sisterly affection from her.


    Aurora let out a long sigh, brushing the thought aside. She didn’t want to dwell on it anymore.