It was not until that fateful night that I witnessed my fiancé, Professor Edmund, embracing his "sister," Cordelia, in a passionate kiss, overhearing him declare that I was merely a "convenient arrangement," a façade to conceal their unspeakable forbidden attraction.

The engagement ring he had bestowed upon me was ill-fitted and mismatched in style—because it was never intended for me.

As for Cordelia—this seemingly innocent ward—her most closely guarded secret has finally come to light: fifteen years ago, she hastily pushed Edmund's biological sister, Violet, to her death, and subsequently usurped her identity, claiming a family and love that were never rightfully hers.

The Sister Who Stole His Heart


I hadn't slept—couldn't sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw them again. Edmund and Cordelia, locked in that embrace that shattered everything I thought I knew about my life.

My medical textbooks lay scattered across the wooden floor where I'd thrown them in despair. What was the point of st...

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