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Cost of a Lie
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Synopsis
After Death
Tragic Love
Plot Twists
Bias
True and Fake Heiress
Family Emotions
Biological Family
Regret
Six years after the Jennings family threw me out for being their fake daughter, I was surviving by selling my blood. I had just been handed a few bills and was about to call my doctor for more medication when a bodyguard kicked the back of my knee. My knees hit the floor, and I heard a scream. "You ungrateful brat! What are you doing here?! Are you still trying to kill Tina?!" Then, there was a slap on my face. Only then did I realize that the woman in front of me was my mother, Florence. She had come looking for blood for her precious daughter, Tina. My older brother, James, stood beside her and watched her break down. Then, he ordered the bodyguards to throw me out. He looked down at me, saw the cash in my hand, and sneered. "Looks like the past few years aren't enough to wipe that temper out of you. To think that you're willing to sell your blood just for some money to satisfy your vanity. Tina graduates in two weeks, and she'll go abroad to further her education. "Once she leaves, the family won't have to spoil her alone anymore, and you won't be able to bully her again. When that happens, I'll explain everything to Mom and Dad and bring you home. You'll still be the family's princess." "Home... Princess...?" I muttered under my breath. Then, I shook my head and laughed. My amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) had progressed too quickly. I would not last for another month. From the moment James accused me of being a fake heiress for Tina, I no longer had a home.
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Cost of a Lie Chapter 8
James contacted Oscar and Florence immediately.They had still been at home, wondering how to make it up to me. When they heard the news, they were almost petrified.They rushed to the morgue and saw James collapsed in front of the freezer, sobbing bitterly. They could not hold themselves together either, and their legs went weak and gave way.Florence broke down, tears rolling down her face. "James! Didn't you say Alicia was simply acting? Then why is she lying in there?! Give me back my Alicia! Give my daughter back to me!"James remained on the floor and let Florence hit him.Even Oscar, who had always been calm, burst into tears. "Alicia! I'm so sorry! I've failed you as your father!"I was calm in the air at first, but watching the three of them cry unsettled me. My soul could not help trembling. Were they not the ones who refused to believe me? Had I not been the person they hated most, while Tina was the one they loved most? Then why were they falling apart like this after
Cost of a Lie Chapter 7
James was the first to arrive at the party venue to celebrate my return. None of my so-called friends had even arrived yet.He checked his watch every few minutes. Why had his personal assistant not brought me back yet? Oceanus was only so big. We should have been back long ago.He was slowly becoming anxious.Then, the first young woman arrived at the party.It was Wendy, the blogger who had made that video of me. In truth, James no longer blamed me in his heart, so his attitude toward Wendy had softened, too."Why are you here today? I'll pay you ten times over for the loss of what I caused you back then."I nodded from above. At least he still had some conscience left.Wendy did not answer. She only handed James a USB drive. "Alicia left me this before she passed away. She was really sad, you know? If you still think of Alicia as your sister, I'm begging you to go to the mortuary and claim her body. At the very least, let her be buried properly."You destroyed everything I h
Cost of a Lie Chapter 6
James had his personal assistant arrange a party for me to celebrate my return home. Back when he accused me of being a fake heiress, many of my friends had watched me become a joke. This time, they had to be informed that I was the true daughter of the Jennings family.He followed my taste and personally bought some of the small decorations for the party. He wanted to surprise me.The bedroom that was decorated like it was for a princess had once belonged only to me, and it had also been cleaned up. He carefully cleaned every corner and restored the room to the way it used to be.I floated in the air and quietly watched everything.I never thought James still cared about me this much.But if he did, why had he kept suppressing me for Tina's sake? Why had he refused to trust me and forced me into such a dead end?I could not understand it. I no longer wanted to think about something so painful.Suddenly, he found all my childhood photos in a box. He wiped them clean one by one a
Cost of a Lie Chapter 5
James suddenly remembered that I had once used my ALS to gain attention online.Unease crept into his heart as he zoomed in on the photo on his phone repeatedly. He looked at it more than ten times, but parts of the body in the photo had been blurred, and there was almost no flesh left on the body's face.The corpse looked no different from a skeleton. He could not tell who it was.After thinking it over, he decided it could not be me.He knew me too well. I was more calculating than anyone. As long as I had even the slightest hope, I would do anything to survive. Besides, ALS was so rare, and they had no family history of anyone having that disease. How could I have gotten it?James had already called Oscar and Florence back home by then.The house was empty, and James's grim expression made Florence uneasy. She asked, "James, what happened? Why did you call us home so suddenly? Did something happen?"James turned off his phone. He stood up with his lips pushed tightly. It took
Cost of a Lie Chapter 1
My fingers did not have the strength. Before I could hold the bills steadily, a gust of wind snatched them from my hand. Instinctively, I dragged my useless legs after the money.Everyone around me stared as if I were a monster, but I did not care.All I knew was that if I lost that money, the spe
Cost of a Lie Chapter 4
It was Oscar and Florence. The moment they saw the laughter on my face, their expressions froze.They stared at me for a long time before they finally realized the beggar standing in front of them was me, carrying a huge bag of recyclable bottles and looking completely out of place in the luxurious
Cost of a Lie Chapter 3
The young woman agreed at once. Then, she carefully asked for my permission and posted my story online.On the screen, my face was sallow and gaunt, and my clothes were in rags. For a second, I almost did not recognize myself. I used to care so much about looking pretty.Then, a thought came to me
Cost of a Lie Chapter 2
My last bit of hope was gone, so I got off at a random stop. I could not control my legs at all. In the end, I dropped to my knees with a thud.The helplessness was choking me as I felt completely useless. All the emotions I had been holding back finally broke through. I cried as I slammed my fists
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