Rebirth Revenge Is Everything (Ariana) novel Chapter 604

Kendra sat in the car, closing her eyes deeply. The icy detachment that had masked her face moments ago had completely dissolved, leaving only boundless exhaustion in its wake.

She gazed quietly out the window, her eyes slightly unfocused, as if lost in thought. The faintest curve tugged at the corner of her lips—whether in mockery of others or herself, it was impossible to tell.

Yasmin was her only younger sister. When their parents passed away, Kendra was barely seven years old, left to care for a sister three years her junior. The hardships of those days were unimaginable. Yet, against all odds, Kendra had endured. But the cruelest blow came not from the world—it came from her own sister.

At just ten years old, Kendra had already shouldered responsibilities far beyond her years, unyielding in the face of adversity. But none of that had prepared her for the moment Yasmin chose their adoptive parents over her.

Kendra couldn’t remember how she had felt then. It wasn’t pain, nor sorrow. It was something emptier—a hollow numbness that left her frozen, unsure of how to react. She had simply stood there, dazed.

By the time she came to terms with her sister’s abandonment, her heart had hardened. Years later, when they crossed paths again, Yasmin had already left her adoptive family, her life in shambles. But Kendra showed no sympathy.

She remained indifferent.

It wasn’t until Yasmin came to her, remorseful and pleading, that the rift between them slowly began to mend.

Later, the aloof and proud Kendra found love. Against all odds, she had clawed her way into one of the country’s top universities, then secured a position at its largest conglomerate. There, she met someone—someone she loved deeply. But love without equal footing was never destined to last. After countless struggles, Kendra walked away, her heart encased in ice.

She chose instead to marry the head of the Harper family.

Their union was one of convenience. They had been classmates in university, their relationship more akin to friendship—or, as Chairman Harper liked to say, "buddies."

He admired Kendra’s sharp intellect, her business acumen rivaling even the most elite entrepreneurs of their time.

Yet despite his lack of business acumen, he still had to contend with his pack of wolfish brothers.

So when this "buddy" came along, they hit it off immediately and got married.

After the wedding, he continued his carefree lifestyle while Kendra managed the company for him. It was a mutually beneficial arrangement. As for the man Kendra truly loved, Chairman Harper had an uncharitable thought—every time he saw that guy frustrated, glaring at him with icy resentment, it thrilled him with pride. After all, who else could make that man jealous? Chariman Earl Harper was the first and only one.

During this time, Kendra once became pregnant with that man’s child.

Earl never found out what ultimately happened to that child. He never saw it by Kendra’s side. Instead, she later adopted a girl who bore a striking resemblance to her. After glancing through the adoption records, Kendra’s expression darkened with complicated emotions before choosing that child.

At the time, Earl couldn’t be bothered to care, so he never asked.

Perhaps Georgia never imagined how strangely fate worked—that she, the sister, would one day cross paths with the very child she had abandoned.

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On the way back, Georgia couldn’t shake her unease.

When she returned home, all she wanted was to rest and clear her mind. Yet to her surprise, Gilbert was there. She froze for a moment before quickly smoothing her expression into a practiced smile. "Gilbert, you're back?"

Her husband glanced at her and beckoned. "Come here. There’s something I want to discuss."

Still unsettled from reliving the past, Georgia felt a twinge of guilt as she approached him. She cleared her throat softly before sitting down.

Gilbert picked up a few carefully prepared gifts and held them out. "Take a look at these."

Georgia frowned slightly, not understanding his meaning.

With an exasperated shake of his head, Gilbert chuckled warmly. "These are for our grandsons. Did you forget? The twins’ birthday is coming up soon. I’m glad you and Ariana have been mending your relationship—it’s a relief to see. But after all these years of barely knowing our grandsons, they must find us distant. I’ve been thinking… we should spend more time with them."

In the past, Gilbert had longed to see his grandsons, but with the strained relationship between Georgia and Ariana, he couldn’t exactly ask her to bring the children over.

Now, though, things were different.

With mother and daughter finally reconciling, it was time to reconnect with their three precious grandsons.

After all, they couldn’t let the children grow up thinking they only had grandparents and great-grandparents on one side while their maternal family remained strangers.