LOGINWhen I was fifteen, my father brought home the daughter of the man who had once saved his life. He told me, "Stella, Hazel is your sister now. You need to be more understanding with her." From that day on, everything I had became something my father could freely give to Hazel. I cried and asked him if he no longer loved me. But he stroked my head and reassured me, "I am only doing this to repay a debt. Don't worry. I'll leave all my assets and the company to you." It was not until I graduated from college that I happened to overhear Hazel sweet-talking my father. "Dad, I like Julian. Could you get Stella to break off her engagement with him and let me have him? "Besides, Stella didn't study business management in college. Why don't you let me join the company and help out? I could take some of the burden off your shoulders." I clenched my fists, anger churning in my chest. For all these years, I had given in to her again and again. And now she wanted to take not only my fiance, but my inheritance as well?
View MoreHazel was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of embezzling a substantial amount of money and causing severe public disturbance online.When Lydia went to the prison to pull some strings, she also managed to get a copy of the visitation room's surveillance footage for me.In the footage, I saw my father wearing a cheap, worn-out jacket. He was glaring through the glass at Hazel in her prison uniform.Hazel had become painfully thin. Her face was gaunt and littered with bruises left from fights she'd gotten into during her stay in prison."You useless old coot!" Hazel grabbed the phone and screamed at my father. "Aren't you the chairman? Why couldn't you save me? You got me sent to prison! I hate you!"My father was shaking with rage as he screamed into the receiver, "You bitch! Your mother ran off with the money your father needed to save his life, and then you came along and played with my feelings! Give me my company back! Give me my good life back!"Althoug
The roses lay scattered across the ground, crushed beneath the dogs' paws.I clapped my hands and was about to turn back inside when another hunched figure appeared outside the gate.It was my father.He was carrying a battered duffel bag, and his hair had gone noticeably grayer.It had only been a few days since I had last seen him. Yet, he looked as though he had aged a decade. His back was stooped, and he stood there looking utterly defeated.He stared at me with tears streaming down his face, looking at me through the iron gate."Stella… I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have played favorites. I shouldn't have treated that ungrateful girl like she was precious, and I definitely shouldn't have doubted you."He dropped to his knees with a thud, gripping the bars tightly with both hands."Please let me come home. I'm a laughingstock out there, and even the hotel has kicked me out. I'll do whatever you say from now on. I won't interfere with the company anymore. Can't you just ke
I watched the whole farce unfold with cold indifference, my heart not feeling even a shred of sympathy for them.After Hazel was taken away by the police, public opinion about me did a massive 180.The netizens who had once cursed me with the most vicious insults flocked to my social media accounts, lining up to apologize.Cross Group's stock not only reached an all-time high, but the company also landed several major overseas contracts thanks to the free publicity due to the scandal.As for Hazel, she became a pariah. Before long, people online had dug up every embarrassing detail about her vanity and exposed it all.…Three days later, my peace was disturbed. I was finally done dealing with the mountain of paperwork at the office and drove back to my home.I spotted a familiar figure standing outside the gate as soon as I pulled into the driveway.Julian was dressed in a designer suit, his hair perfectly styled. He was holding an enormous, eye-catching bouquet of red roses, b
"I had no idea he was that badly injured. I thought the money would be enough to cover his treatment…"A deathly silence fell over the room as soon as the video ended.I looked at Hazel, whose face had gone ashen. Then, I parted my lips and spoke slowly, making sure every word landed where it really hurt. "Did you hear that? Your mother took that 10 million dollars. That same mother who ran off with another man."Your father didn't die because his injuries were too severe. He died a slow death because your mother left him without enough money to pay for his ongoing medical treatment. Our family never owed you anything. If anything, your family has been leeching off ours for seven years."The evidence on the giant screen hit everyone like one blow after another, leaving the entire room stunned.The livestream chat froze for a moment before erupting. This time, the tides had turned against Hazel."Holy crap! This is insane. Her own mother ran off with the money and left her father












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