Later, Shea Thorne had looked into Melissa Lynn's background in this lifetime. Melissa's situation in this life was exactly the same as in the first timeline.
Her family background was poor, with a deadbeat father. It was said her mother favored boys over girls; when her older brother got married and had a son, all the family's money was saved as a living fund for the grandson. They didn't leave a single cent for Melissa, who had to rely on financial aid to attend school.
In Ariana Thorne's first lifetime, Melissa had gotten mixed up with Miles Crawford to be a surrogate because she needed money to pay off her father's lawsuit. Ultimately, her free-spirited resilience conquered Miles, successfully pushing Ariana out of the picture and taking both Miles and her wealth.
If Melissa were the female lead of this book, it would be a textbook sweet, pampering, underdog-counterattack novel.
Unfortunately, when Shea looked at her now, all she saw was hypocrisy and pretense.
