Chapter 188

Ever since Rachel Bennett got kicked out of Aurelius Manor by Clara, things had been going downhill fast. She even scammed someone out of cash, and when they came after her, she had nowhere to run. In the end, her family hooked her up with a guy way out in the middle of nowhere. That's how she ended up in Riverhold County—a backwater place the map probably forgot. Surrounded by mountains, poor, and totally cut off. Literally a place where you wouldn't expect to find a soul. And the family she married into? Even poorer. That day she went out for a walk and, bam, spotted Clara by the river, half-dead and washed up. She almost didn't believe her eyes. All those memories came flooding back—how Clara tossed her out back then. That grudge burned hot. So yeah, she dragged her home without a second thought. Smack! Rachel walked right up to Clara and slapped her hard across the face. "Look at you, Clara. Barely hanging on—serves you right. Can't say this doesn't make my day. Never thought you'd