When I got home in the evening, Mary and Emily were talking in the room with the door closed.

I ignored him and went to my room with a cup of water.

I happened to see them opening the door.

They were also surprised to see me and asked, "Why are you eavesdropping on us?"

I raised the water cup in my hand and said, "I'm just passing by."

Emily exchanged glances with Mary. Mary understood and pulled me back.

"Stella, I have something to tell you." She pulled me to sit on the sofa in the living room.

After hesitating for a while, she spoke to me, "Stella, Emily and you have both found good men now.

"You even found someone who is tall, rich, and handsome, so..."

She paused and said, "So our family should spend more money on Emily's marriage, so she can live a better life there."

"Okay."

I didn't refuse.

She found an excuse like she did in her previous life.

As long as it was good for Emily, Mary would fight for it at all costs.

It was just because I was not her biological daughter.

But no one could predict that in previous life, Johnathan was killed in revenge due to an economic dispute, and Emily had to hide because of this.

Kevin accidentally became famous and rich overnight later. Various advertisers came to him, and he made a lot of money.

When she found out, she was extremely jealous and wanted to borrow money from me. But how could I get even a penny from Kevin who was so stingy?

Emily didn't understand and hated me for not wanting to help her even though I had money.

She thought she should live a rich life instead of hiding in the highlands.

Once the seeds of resentment were planted, they could explode at any time.

On my way out, she hit me with her car and then fell off a bridge.

Now that she was reborn, she wouldn't miss this opportunity to rise to prominence.

And I could only enjoy this happy second half of her life for her.

The wedding date was set.

Emily and I got married on the same day.

The reason why Mary didn't want to hold another wedding for me was to save money.

Sitting in the room, I looked at the only two quilts Mary prepared for me.

However, Emily's living room was filled with gifts. She also received gold, cash, and a car.

I also communicated with Johnathan in advance that my family didn't prepare many things for my wedding.

He called and said, "It's okay. I've asked my secretary, Zoe to arrange it. Don't worry."

When I heard his words, I felt relieved.

Time was up.

The cars to pick up the brides were ready at the door.

Emily and I went downstairs one after the other.

I looked at the two rows of wedding cars in front of me. On one side were supercars with exquisite and luxurious decorations, and on the other side were ordinary decorated sedans that could be found anywhere.

Emily also saw this scene.

The corners of her mouth twitched in embarrassment.

Neighbors standing outside the community whispered, "One of the two daughters of the Collins family married well, and the other..."

"The other one is just unlucky and can't find such a good man."

Their words reached Emily's ears.

I saw her expression keep changing.

The two were still comparing and saying, "Look at that young one. She's wearing custom-made clothes. I saw them online. The older one..."

Emily lowered her head to glance at the hem of her skirt, fiddling with it angrily, feeling uncomfortable.

Her gloomy face was in stark contrast to the smiling face of Kevin.

I had a faint smile, without much emotion.

But Emily thought I looked arrogant.

She said sarcastically, "Stella, you should cherish the happy time you have now, after all, there won't be many such glorious moments."

I glanced at her and smiled, saying, "Yes, Emily, you should cherish it, after all, today is your happiest day."

"Humph!" she turned her head away and sneered, saying, "You can't live happily like this forever."

"You'd better be humble!"

Johnathan took my hand and walked towards the car, and I looked back at Emily.

"But, Emily, your happiness will disappear from today."

The wedding was over very quickly.

But people in our city had been talking about my marriage into the Park family.

They all envied me for being able to marry a local wealthy businessman and often compared me to Emily.

Emily also smiled with gritted teeth and said that I had married well.

But she said her husband would also be successful in the future.

I ignored the gossip.

On the first day of moving into my new home, I found my mother-in-law Alice and told her that I wanted to continue my studies.

When she heard this, her face showed a hint of appreciation.

She should have investigated me before I married into her family.

I was adopted by Mary, and after I finished college, Mary refused to let me continue my graduate studies.

She forced me to get married as soon as possible.

I could only give up my qualifications for admission to graduate school.

Now that I had the opportunity, I would naturally not give up.

More importantly, I had to improve my abilities to avoid the same situation as in the previous life from happening again.

"Since you have this idea, I naturally support you," she took a sip of coffee and then said.

"But you can't delay having a child."

She looked at Johnathan meaningfully.

I looked up and met his eyes.

I stared at him straight. His ears turned red and he turned his eyes away shyly.

"I got it, mom. I have some things to deal with at the company. I'll go take care of them first."

After saying that, he left quickly.

In the evening, Johnathan came back at one o'clock in the morning.

He pushed the door open and was a little surprised to see that I was still awake. He stared at me for a moment and managed to say, "I'll take a shower first."