ANMELDENWhen I walked out of the courthouse, the sunlight in late fall washed over me. There was a slight chill in the air, but for the first time in 14 years, everything felt clear.The hatred I had been carrying in my heart for 14 years had finally disappeared at that moment.“Ms. Shaw, the helicopter is ready. The best orthopedic and oral and maxillofacial specialists in the capital are already on board and waiting for us,” Bryan respectfully reported from beside me.“Let’s go. We’re going back to Clearwater Town.” The coldness in my eyes faded, replaced by a warmth I had not felt in years.Two hours later, a private medical helicopter bearing Shaw Corporation’s logo roared down onto the square in Clearwater Town. I stepped into that rundown farmhouse courtyard with a world-class medical team at my side.Dad and Mom froze for a moment when they saw me walk in with a group of foreign doctors.“Meredith… w-what’s going on?” Mom asked in surprise, covering her toothless mouth.I walked
The college celebration banquet that had rocked the entire capital ultimately came to a brutal yet deeply satisfying end.That very night, headlines like [Trillion-Dollar Heiress Takes Back Her Throne], [Shaw Corporation Acting Chairman Arrested for Embezzling Six Billion Dollars], and [Fake Heiress Hires Thugs to Attack Innocent Man] exploded across every major social media platform, sending the internet into a frenzy. The traffic was so overwhelming that several platforms crashed repeatedly.With overwhelming financial power on one side and undeniable evidence on the other, the authorities moved with ruthless efficiency.By the end of that weekend, Shaw Corporation had undergone the most sweeping internal purge in its history.Bryan personally led an audit team I had authorized, rooting out every one of Issac’s loyalists from within the company and turning them over to the financial crimes unit.The six billion dollars Issac had illegally funneled overseas was frozen and recov
I slowly walked toward Issac and Alice.“Fourteen years ago, you drove my mother to her death and stole everything that belonged to me.”I stared at them. “And 14 years later, you used my money to destroy my sister’s future! You let that vicious bastard of an illegitimate daughter ruin my adoptive father’s life and leave him with a shattered leg!“You bloodsucking parasites! How dare you lay a hand on the people I love?!”I stopped in front of Josephine, who had completely collapsed onto the floor, and looked down at her. “Don’t you love taking things that don’t belong to you? Don’t you enjoy looking down on everyone from your high horse? I’m taking every last thing that belongs to the Shaw family today. And I’m going to tear off that mask you’ve been hiding behind!“Mr. Grant!” My sharp command rang through the hall.Bryan immediately stepped forward. “Turn the evidence over to the police.”I turned to the police commander standing nearby. “Officer, you may arrest them now.”
On the screen to the left appeared a neatly written, spotless answer sheet for the science portion of the college entrance exam. In the upper-right corner, the score was displayed in glaring red.[Science—300/300][Total Score—735]The name printed on the answer sheet was Hannah Fenton.On the screen to the right was another answer sheet covered in messy corrections, with entire sections left blank.The score in the upper-right corner was nothing short of horrific.[Science—76][Total Score—235]The name on this answer sheet was Josephine Shaw.“Holy…” A collective gasp swept through the banquet hall.“Wait, 235?! Isn't Josephine supposed to be the top science student in the entire state?!”The moment Issac saw the answer sheet, cold sweat instantly soaked through his back. He whipped around and looked at Alexander Lewis, the deputy director of Matterson College’s admissions office, sitting at the main table.Alexander looked like he had just seen a ghost. He shot to his fe
I made no move for the next three days.Alice and Josephine, still furious over the way I had humiliated them on my first day back, took every opportunity to come into the guest room and torment me.On the day of the college celebration banquet, Josephine strutted into my room like a proud peacock.“Meredith, what do you think?” Josephine deliberately spun around in front of me, flaunting the necklace around her neck. “Mom just bought me this ‘Heart of the Ocean’ at an auction yesterday. It cost 15 million dollars! She got it especially for my Matterson College celebration banquet tomorrow.”She walked up to me and glanced at the cheap T-shirt I was wearing, covering her mouth as she giggled. “Oh right, I almost forgot. You’ve spent your whole life fixing appliances out in the countryside. I bet you’ve never seen this much money before, huh? Even if you sold your life, you couldn’t afford a single one of the little diamonds on this necklace.”I sat in my chair without even rai
I calmly picked up the agreement, flipped through a couple of pages, then tore the entire thing to shreds.“Issac, you want me to hand Shaw Corporation over to a loser who had to buy her way into college? You think you’re worthy of making that decision?”“What the hell are you talking about?!” Josephine shrieked like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.“I’m tired.” I completely ignored her outburst, walking straight past them toward the stairs.“Where’s my room? Don’t try to fob me off with a maid’s quarters. I want the main bedroom on the south side of the second floor.”It was my mother’s room. Alice was living in it now.“Like hell you will! That’s my room!” Alice screamed, completely losing her temper.“Put her in the guest room!” Issac’s face turned livid as he forced down his anger and instructed the butler.“Meredith, you have three days to think it over. Josephine’s celebration banquet will be on Saturday. If you haven’t signed before the banquet starts, I’ll call an







