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In the second year after Karen married Vince, Sadie changed her surnfrom Parr to Russell. Those who were
not aware just assumed she was Vince and Karen's daughter.
Due to her decision to change her daughter's surname, Karen was mocked in her social circles. Her motives
could not be any more obvious. Only Vince was oblivious to it, thinking she genuinely loved him when, in reality,
she only did it so that Sadie would be able to inherit his money after his death.
When discussing the mess that was the Russell family, it was inevitable that Rita's nwould be brought up.
Back then, Rita's mother also cfrom a prestigious family and everyone thought she was marrying beneath
her by taking Vince as her husband.
However, Rita's status in the family had fallen ever since her mother passed away. With such a scheming
stepmother, her days ahead would undoubtedly be fraught with difficulties.
Everyone felt sorry for her, but ultimately, they could not do anything for her. After all, it was not like anything
good could cout of them cutting ties with the Russell family.
Rita returned to her apartment feeling a bit dejected. Just the thought of going to the dinner party the next day
exhausted her. Not only would she have to put on a fake smile in front of others, but she would also have to
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtpretend to get along with her stepmother and stepsister. She had not even started, yet she was already
exhausted.
She knew the reason her father had remarried was to give her a maternal figure in her life, but after Karen
entered their lives, Rita realized that everything was different from what she had imagined.
Her father's life no longer revolved around her. Not only did he have a new wife but also a new daughter! Even
the influence of his late wife in his life was fading year by year.
At first, Karen used to make a show
of commemorating the death anniversary of Rita's mother, to which Rita strongly opposed to. However, this one
time, Vince got really angry at her, accusing her of ingratitude and having no respect for her elders.
It was the first major argument Rita had with her father over her mother. She was adamant and refused to yield,
no matter how much Karen tried to please her father.
Her mother's death had a profound
impact on Rita, and on her mother's death anniversary, she only wished to be alone to express her heartfelt
longing. There was no need to involve any outsiders. Who was Karen putting up a show for anyway?
However, after that argument, Vince realized that what he thought was for Rita's own good was hurting their
father-daughter relationship.
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