A Twist of Fate: The Unwanted Daughter

From the moment of her birth, Tessa was forsaken. The early demise of her adoptive mother left her under the care of her adoptive father, Brice, who eventually took a new wife. Tessa was continuously subjected to abuse and severity by her stepmother, Justine, and grandmother, Leyla. An unintentional discovery of Justine's affair led to threats of silence from her stepmother. In a state of fright, Tessa caused Justine to fall and suffer a miscarriage. Haunted by the prospect of violence from Brice and Leyla, Tessa escaped on a night of heavy rain, ultimately succumbing to exhaustion at the doorstep of the Ding household. The empathetic Paulina and her spouse, upon witnessing Tessa's dire situation, chose to offer her refuge