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Mr. Pierce and Connor also stepped forward, their eyes filled with guilt and emotion.
Maxwell just stood to the side, watching Aria quietly. Thousands of words filled his heart, but he didn’t know where to begin.
He knew their mistakes had caused her so much suffering, and he feared his presence might only
hurt her more.
Aria furrowed her brow, puzzled by their sudden change in behavior.
She coldly pushed away the people in front of her and said, “Have you mistaken me for someone else? Look clearly–I’m Aria, not your beloved Serena.”
Hearing those words, everyone felt as if their hearts were being torn apart.
Connor couldn’t hold back anymore. He grabbed her hand and explained everything.
He told her they now knew about all of Serena’s actions over the years.
They also understood the countless injustices she had suffered.
And most importantly, they realized that the person they should have cherished and loved all along wasn’t Serena, but Aria–the one who truly cared for them.
Connor spoke with deep remorse, his eyes reddening, but Aria only looked at them coldly.
But she just snorted. “So now that you’ve seen Serena’s true face, you want me back as your daughter? Don’t you think it’s too late for that?”
Hearing this, Mrs. Pierce burst into tears. She stepped forward, trying to take Aria’s hand. “Aria, I was wrong. I truly know I was wrong. You’re my daughter–I can’t live without you.”
Aria avoided her mother’s touch and shook her head. “We can’t go back to how things were. I have a new life here now, and a new family.”
Mr. Pierce’s eyes widened in disbelief. “A new family? Aria, what do you mean?”
Aria replied calmly, “A few days ago, I rescued a couple and a man at the shore of this island.
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They’re a family. To thank me for saving their lives, they asked me to become their goddaughter and sister. These past days, they’ve treated me like their own daughter, giving me the love and warmth I never had before.”
Maxwell’s heart clenched painfully. “Aria, you don’t even know who these people are. How can you
just join them so easily? Please, come back with me. Our wedding will be held soon. I was wrong to mistake Serena for you. Please forgive me.”
Aria turned to Maxwell, her eyes cold. “Do you really think everything can be forgiven with a simple apology? I once desperately craved your love, but all you gave me was pain. Now, I don’t need it
anymore. I don’t want the wedding, and I don’t want you.”
Hearing this, Mrs. Pierce rushed forward, her face streaked with tears. “Aria, I know I was wrong. I’ll
make it up to you from now on. Please come back with us.”
Aria gently shook her head. “You should leave. I’m happy here. My new family has shown me what rue kinship feels like.”
Mr. Pierce frowned, his face full of regret. “Aria, I was wrong too. Serena blinded me, and I ignored your feelings. Please give me another chance.”
Aria looked at her father, her emotions mixed.
Once, she had desperately wanted to hear such words from him, but now, it all seemed too late.
‘Some wounds, once inflicted, can never be healed. All I want now is to live peacefully.”
Connor stepped forward as well. “Aria, I know I wasn’t good to you before. I shouldn’t have helped Serena bully you. Come back with us, and I promise I’ll treat you better than ever.”
Aria continued shaking her head. “Let the past be the past. I’ve started a new life, and I don’t want to
return to the old one.”
Maxwell couldn’t bear to lose Aria. He spoke urgently: “Aria, I know I made terrible mistakes. But I ove you—that has never changed. I’ll spend my entire life making it up to you if you just give me one
hance.”
Aria just sneered. “Your love comes too cheap, Uncle Maxwell. Your so–called love was nothing but a way to use me to protect Serena. Now, I see through everything.”
Hearing Aria’s words, the Pierce family lowered their heads in shame.
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They knew earning Aria’s forgiveness would be no easy task.
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