After losing her father, Hannah’s life took a painful turn. She had saved for years to open her dream bookstore café, only to lose her apartment and be forced to move back into her childhood home. There, her stepmother Lydia revealed shocking terms: Hannah could only receive her rightful inheritance—the house—if she agreed to buy an apartment for her stepsister Chloe. With nowhere else to go, Hannah reluctantly stayed, hoping things would settle.
But life in the house quickly turned unbearable. Lydia and Chloe made her feel unwelcome, going as far as throwing her belongings out in the rain. Feeling cornered and desperate, Hannah decided to reach out to someone she hadn’t spoken to in years—Cynthia, Lydia’s estranged mother. Cynthia still had legal rights to the house and was more than willing to stand by Hannah’s side.