Xaviera Evans asked hurriedly, "But why did mom grow up by your side?"
Letitia Russell lowered her eyes, "Ruby got married into the Hughes family and had four children in a row. But when she was pregnant with Nina, her husband had an affair. Enraged, she had a difficult labor and nearly died on the operation table. So, she harbored resentment towards Nina and wanted to abandon her."
Xaviera was stunned. She blamed her difficult labor and husband's infidelity on the child?
"She accused Nina of being a disaster, a devil sent by heaven to punish her. Coupled with post-partum depression, she hated Nina even more. I couldn't bear to see Nina suffer by her side, so I took Nina in and claimed her as my daughter. Ruby and I look exactly alike, and Nina resembles me, so no one doubted her identity."
