Mia looked at her brothers. "However, I'm no longer bothered by them. Let the past stay in the past. At least I know I wasn't abandoned, and my family has never given up on searching for me. This is more than enough."
She wasn't alone—she had family. Thus, she really didn't mind.
Dominic's eyes turned red as he choked, "Mia, you're too kind and sensible." He knew she was the kindest, cutest, and most sensible soul on this planet.
Mia smiled. "We have to leave for the graduation dinner. No one's ever been to my parent-teacher meetings, but I'm glad my family made it to my graduation."
All the Lane brothers teared up. They didn't deserve her. Seeing how overwhelmed they were, Eva sighed. "Mia, let's go. The elevator's here."
They strode out of the elevator, and the Lane brothers immediately attracted all the ladies' attention. It caused quite a ruckus. Mia had expected her brothers' arrival would cause a scene.
Who doesn't like eye candy, after all? And it was six eye candies, not just one.
She sat down and glanced around the hall she decorated. Realizing that her family was seated behind her, she was overjoyed.
Just then, Mia spotted Dana in a corner on the second floor. Stunned, she met Dana's eyes, realizing that her face was injured. It seemed like she suffered a beating. Was it Maya who did that to her?
"Mia, what are you looking at?"
"Nothing." She flashed a quick smile, and glanced up again. There was no sign of Dana. Was she mistaken?
Meanwhile, Dana was leering at Mia, who was seated in the VIP area, from a corner upstairs. A hint of resentment glinted in her eyes. She finally found out that Mia was the real daughter of the Lanes, and Maya was just an orphan who was adopted.
What Dana couldn't get over was why they couldn't lead much better lives when they had all come from the same orphanage?
Defiance gleamed in her eyes. She used to be abandoned in the orphanage, and she had fantasies about turning out to be the daughter of a rich family. Perhaps she was swapped by mistake, or she was lost. She'd imagined that she would meet her biological parents one day, and she would retrieve her spot as the daughter of a prestigious family. She would marry a handsome and charming man, living happily ever after with him.
Now, all her fantasies vanished. Maya framed her, causing her to be expelled by the school. The actual daughter of the Lane family turned out to be Mia instead of Maya.
Dana was left with nothing now. She loathed the fact that Mia was the real daughter of the Lanes instead of her. They were both orphans from the same orphanage, but why did fate favor Mia? She studied and worked diligently, but she was miles away from her dream life.
If Dana couldn't get what she wanted, then others didn't deserve what they had as well. She spun around and dwindled into the darkness.
Mia, who was seated below the stage, glanced over at the spot she found Dana earlier. A shiver raced up her spine. She couldn't help but sneeze, suddenly having a hunch that something bad was about to happen.
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