Lizetta had always thought Quentin was an only child. For years, no one mentioned anything about


    Quenti


    Il Quentin had a sister, where had Stelle been all these years?


    “Quentin an only child? Far from it. He has a sister, Ste. And you know, Ste and Remington the


    same day, in the same hospital.


    1 sister


    were meant to be. They


    hey were born on


    Back then, the Wests and the Dashiells were equally influential. Barbara and your mother–inw,


    Hanna, were like sisters. They even promised Remington and Ste to each other when they were just


    babies.”


    Lizetta’s nails dug deeper into her palms.


    Promised to each other as babies, huh?


    Bom on the same day sounds incredibly romantic.


    “Remington never celebrates his birthday because of Ste?” Lizetta asked, her voice dry.


    Remington never celebrated his birthday. Even his eighteenth, which was supposed to be a big deal,


    was celebrated a day early.


    His actual binhday always passed in silence in the Dashiell household.


    That’s why, seeing Remington having a candlelit dinner with Evelina on his birthday made Lizetta think


    they were an item.


    She remembered making Remington a birthday cake on his twentieth. She was so excited, lighting the


    candles and sneaking into his room at midnight.


    She wanted to surprise him, but he wasn’t pleased at all.


    He looked at her as if the cake was poisoned, telling her to take it away and not to bother with such


    meaningless gestures again. After that, Lizetta would just prepare a thoughtful gift and, like everyone


    else, give it to him the day before his actual birthday.


    She used to think Remington just didn’t like the fuss or cake.


    But the heir to the Dashiell fortune, even if he disliked such things, would still partake in the celebration


    unless there was a reason. “Of course, it’s because of Ste. They weren’t just promised to each other,


    they grew up together From the age of one to twelve, they celebrated every birthday together”


    Evelina seemed to delight in Lizetta’s distress, her smile


    filled with satisfaction.


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    Lizetta must be heartbroken.


    Evelina could hardly bear to watch


    “What happened then? Where did Ste go?”


    Lizetta bit her lip, pressing for more.


    Clearly, Remington stopped celebrating his birthdays after Ste disappeared when he was twelve.


    “It’s simple. When they were twelve, Remington and Ste were kidnapped. Remington managed to


    escape, but Ste vanished. Without his childhood love, Mr. Dashiell lost all interest in celebrating his


    birthday. With Ste missing, presumed dead, Barbara was heartbroken, crying until she went blind.


    Since then, the Wests and the Dashiells forbade anyone from mentioning Ste, to spare Barbara the


    pain. But despite the silence, Remington and the Wests never stopped searching for her. The man who


    kidnapped them was rumored to be in a mercenary group in Celestia. Our noble Mr. Dashiell even


    became a mercenary himself. Count the scars on Remington’s body, and you’ll know how many times


    he’s risked his life for that woman! Now that he’s found her, my poor sister, do you think there’s still


    room for you in the Dashiell family, by Remington’s side?”


    Lizetta’s breath hitched with pain. No wonder Remington never spoke of his scars or how he got them.


    After all, he only came back to her because she was pregnant.


    Now, the woman he had been searching for, longing for had returned. Hismitment to Lizetta was


    probably just out of responsibility


    Just then, Lizetta’s phone on the table started ringing.


    She looked down to see “Honey” shing on the screen