Since her father's departure, she had refrained from shedding tears in the presence of others.

Being a self-deprecating and vulnerable person, she had constructed an impenetrable fortress around her emotions.

She was just an ordinary individual. Being adopted into the Blakely family was a stroke of luck, but ever since, she had lived a life filled with caution, wariness, and constant observation.

The Blakely family looked down on her, with the sole exception of Tyrone's grandparents who treated her with genuine kindness. Sabrina occasionally wondered whether Tyrone, despite not being in love with her, felt any affection for her at all.

Her assumptions were misguided.