In the luxurious yet cold Lester family mansion, there lies a heart-breaking story, just like a flower struggling to bloom among thorns. This is the story of Ava Leon.

Ava's marriage to Adrian Lester was a bitter union from the very beginning. Ava, a girl from a poor family, whose father used to be the gardener for the Lester family and was bedridden due to an accident. Just five days after her 18th birthday, she was forced to marry Adrian and became Mrs. Lester.

Their wedding night was the start of a nightmare. On that night which was supposed to be sweet, Adrian was drunk out of his mind and mistook Ava for Lola, the woman he loved. Ava was looking forward to her husband's affection, thinking that she could finally win his love. However, during the passionate moment, the words that Adrian uttered, "I only love you, Lola...", stabbed into Ava's heart like a sharp knife, shattering her original happy expectations into pieces. She fell from the clouds into the abyss of pain, and the sweetness turned into endless sadness in an instant.

In this family, Ava suffered all kinds of difficulties and insults from her mother-in-law, Anna Lester. Anna thought that Ava was of low birth and didn't deserve her son, so she always sneered at and ridiculed her. The next morning, just because Ava was thirty minutes late getting up to help in the kitchen, Anna flew into a rage and hurled abuse at her, belittling her to nothing. She took Ava's hard work for granted and made fun of her plight.

And what about Adrian? After sobering up, he had no memory of that night at all, or rather, he chose to forget it. He still treated Ava as coldly as ice, regarding her as if she were air. When they met in the corridor, Adrian pushed Ava aside like shaking off an annoying flea, without the slightest bit of reluctance or apology. In his eyes, it seemed that Ava had never existed, let alone the fact that they had such an intimate yet painful moment.

However, Ava is a strong woman. Despite the torture in her heart, she endured all this silently. She didn't tell her sick father and mother about it, because she didn't want her family to worry about her. She would rather suffer alone and let her father stay alive. In this seemingly magnificent but actually cold family, the only one who could give her a little warmth was the old housekeeper, Alice. Alice knew full well the hardships Ava was going through and felt so sorry for this kind-hearted girl who was like an angel. She watched Ava struggling to keep a smile on her face under the coldness of her husband and the difficulties from her mother-in-law, and her heart was filled with pity.

Ava's future is full of uncertainty. She doesn't know how long she will have to endure in this marriage that is like a prison. In this family, she is like a lonely ghost, unloved and having her dignity trampled on. But beneath her fragile appearance, there is a tough heart. She is looking for a glimmer of hope in the darkness, longing for the day when she can break free from this endless pain and regain her freedom and dignity.

This story, full of betrayal, pain, discrimination, and perseverance, will take you into Ava's inner world and let you experience her love and hate, hope and despair. It's not just a story about the breakdown of love, but also a legend about human nature, dignity, and the struggle for survival in difficult situations. Are you ready to follow Ava's footsteps and experience her stormy life together? 

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