Before Megan's father died, Garret would at least pretend to be a caring stepmother. As soon as he passed, Megan's nightmare began.
The villagers all had vicious tongues. They put out the rumor that Megan was cursed; that curse had supposedly led to the death of her mother followed by her father. Garret had hated Megan before, but she became even more brutal in her abuse when she heard the villagers' impression of Megan.
Megan did not blame anybody but her own luck.
Garret kept up her verbal abuse the entire journey. The other villagers pointed at them openly, but nobody stood up for Megan. She was cursed; nobody dared approach her for fear of contacting her ill luck.
Megan smelled the sharp scent of nail varnish before they entered the house. With a frown, she peered through the door and found Mia busy with painting her nails a vivid red.
Megan had no love for her half-sister either. In her previous life, Megan had received more than her fair share of abuse from Mia. She was also the one to have leaked Megan's scandalous photos to the public.
I'm not going to be that naive this time.
Megan stared coldly at Mia with a knowing smile on her lips.
When Mia had completed the last fingernail, she held up her hands and strode towards Megan. Examining Megan's torn clothing, Mia chuckled. "Don't feel bad about the new clothes that my mother had bought for me. You were supposed to receive a new set of clothes, too, but I told my mother that nothing you wear would look good, so she saved herself some money. Besides, you're a middle school dropout. You wouldn't need to use any makeup, am I right?"
Mia's arrogance was the same as it had been in Megan's past life. However, Megan wasn't affected this time.
"Oh, really? Well then, enjoy your new clothes!" Megan said with cold indifference.
Upon hearing her, Mia's jaw dropped in astonishment. She could not believe Megan could appear that apathetic and emotionless to the point of sounding disdainful.
Mia watched in a rage as Megan walked past her. Having failed to provoke and upset the other woman, she felt frustrated and angry.
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