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"As a member of the Shawn Family now, any insult to me is an insult to them! I won't stand for this!" she declared confidently, but Melanie simply observed her silently.

"Didn't you take her boyfriend first? So tell me, what exactly did your sister do wrong?" This was one of the rare occasions Melanie had ever reprimanded her.

Leona was taken aback by this unexpected scene and immediately felt wronged. "Mom, why are you defending her? I'm your actual daughter!"

Melanie glowered at her, then hurled the diary at her. "Are you still trying to fool me? You're the real daughter? Haven't you been using your sister's problems to deceive me all these years? How dare you claim to be our true child?"

The resentment on Melanie's face was unmistakable.

Leona's eyes grew wide with shock, unable to believe that everything had been uncovered. She thought she had concealed it so well—how could they have possibly discovered the truth?