She’s Back, and Hell’s Coming with Her novel Chapter 210

Hester was Octavia’s adopted child.

A few years after Sabrina disappeared, Octavia took Hester in. The reason was simple: Hester looked so much like Sabrina had as a child.

Ever since, Octavia kept Hester close, raising her with care and painstaking attention.

But what Octavia didn’t know was that some people are rotten at the core. No matter where you plant them, their hearts don’t change.

In her last life, Hester never missed a chance to make things difficult for Sabrina. Once, she even sent street thugs to ruin Sabrina’s reputation. Marshall happened to arrive just in time, rescuing Sabrina—and that was when their feelings for each other began to grow rapidly.

Hester and Celine often schemed together, setting Sabrina up again and again. Only when Hester was sent by her grandmother to gain experience at the family company overseas did Sabrina get some peace. For the last two years, she was finally free from Hester’s cruelty and constant exclusion.

Hester resembled Sabrina, but with a touch more allure—a beauty that was hard to ignore. Now a young woman, she had blossomed into someone striking, both in figure and face.

Octavia poured nearly all the love she’d once had for Sabrina into Hester. Even the choice of Hester’s name held special meaning: the lost Sabrina, and the returned Hester. Octavia hoped her phoenix would one day truly come home. In Octavia’s mind, you needed both—one phoenix, one firebird—neither could be missing.

Now, Octavia held Sabrina’s hand in her left, Hester’s in her right.

“Hester, this is Sabrina. From now on, you two must cherish each other as sisters.”

Hester had come home with Octavia that morning. In the afternoon, Octavia wanted to go out for a stroll, but Hester stayed behind, saying she needed to study.

Hester lifted her delicate face, a bright, friendly smile lighting up her features.

“So you’re Sabrina. Grandma always talks about you—it's so nice to finally meet you.”

Wallace, watching from the side, looked at Hester with approval—she had grown into a thoughtful young woman.

“You’re always so considerate, no wonder your grandmother dotes on you,” he praised.

Behind them, Celine was completely sidelined, reduced to an afterthought. Watching everyone fawn over Hester made her feel utterly miserable.

Sabrina took it all in. She didn’t need to do anything—sometimes, letting two snakes fight was the most entertaining option.

There was one thing she still didn’t understand. In her previous life, no matter how much Hester pleased their grandmother, Octavia never handed her the family shares. And despite Celine’s personality, she and Hester had somehow become good friends—one day rivals, the next day allies.

Sabrina wondered if there was some secret between them, something that forced them onto the same sinking ship.