LOGINI come from an old-money family. My grandfather's will was ironclad: whoever gets an Ivy League acceptance letter unlocks 25% of a massive trust fund and a seat on the family board. Out of four siblings, I was the only one who stood a chance. Every night, my mother Victoria carefully made me a cup of "organic brain-boosting matcha." My twin sister Chloe and younger brother Mason never got that privilege. The night before the December SAT—the last chance for Regular Decision Ivy scores—Victoria handed me my green matcha as usual. The next day, my mind went completely blank during the test. I blacked out. I missed that application season. Meanwhile, Chloe—who spent her time at yacht parties and couldn't read an equation—miraculously got an offer from UPenn and sailed right onto the board. The second year, right before the test, my snobby cousin Brianna reached for my matcha. Victoria slapped her hand away and screamed: "Don't touch Ava's things!" That exam, I got severe stomach cramps and was rushed to the ER by ambulance. I had to drop out again. And Brianna—who only cared about designer bags—somehow got into Cornell and took her board seat. The whole family popped champagne in our Upper East Side penthouse. I became the laughingstock of Manhattan's elite, having missed two application seasons in a row. Why did my body crash like clockwork, right at the final, life-changing SAT? Prepping for the third time, I took no chances. For three days before the test, I ate only gluten-free detox meals controlled by a private nutritionist. But the night before the big test, Victoria smiled and brought me that familiar cup of green matcha.
View MoreVictoria said she saw I was suspicious...My heart tightened. An unbelievable thought crossed my mind.The courtroom was in total chaos and shock.The live stream was blowing up. People were incredibly sympathetic."If my life got stolen three times, I'd jump off a building. This girl is strong!""That mom is brutal. What kind of mother does that to her own kid?""I hope she can get through this and take the test again!"I pushed past reporters trying to interview me and took a cab straight back to the Upper East Side family apartment.I stormed into my bedroom and started frantically tearing the place apart.The top of my walk-in closet, behind the bathroom mirror, under my desk...My fingers trembled as I searched every suspicious corner.Finally, behind the tallest decorative vase in my closet, I felt cold metal.A high-tech hidden camera.My blood ran cold.The serial number showed it had been there for at least five years.Five years!Meaning since I was thirteen, that woman had b
I slammed a thick lab report onto the evidence stand."This is my hair toxicology report! It shows three years of GHB residue in my system!"Victoria went paper-white and flatly denied it. "What GHB? I don't know anything about that!""It's fine if you don't know. Your dark web crypto purchase history does."GHB is a mind-control drug. Users become completely obedient to the person drugging them.Criminals use it to coerce and drug victims before assaulting them.I never expected Victoria to use a criminal drug on me."You micro-dosed my matcha to give me 'panic attacks.' On test days, you gave me a massive dose to hypnotize me into signing your names!"I pointed at Victoria's shaking hands."After every test, you made up a story about me fainting and going to the hospital, just to make me think something was wrong with my body!"The case instantly escalated to a federal felony.The courtroom doors flew open. FBI white-collar crime agents marched in."Victoria, you are under arrest for
The glass shard shook violently in Victoria's hand, cutting deeper into her skin. Blood dripped down her fingers onto the courtroom floor."You're insane!" she shrieked. "Do you want your mother to die right here?"Chaos broke out. Bailiffs moved in to stop her.But I raised my hand, stopping them.I strode over to Victoria and, under everyone's stunned gaze, snatched the bloody glass right out of her bare hand."What's the point of playing the victim now?"Without a second thought, I slashed the glass across my own palm.Blood instantly welled up and dripped onto the solemn judge's bench. It was a shocking sight.Victoria was dumbfounded. She had never seen me this cold-blooded.I held up my bloody hand and backed her into a corner."If there's even a tiny piece of you that cares about your daughter, tell the truth right now. Or I'll keep cutting until I bleed out!""Ava!" Victoria panicked, tears bursting from her eyes. "Don't! Mommy loves you! I did all of this to save the family bu
Victoria instantly slapped me hard across the face.The sharp crack echoed in the solemn courtroom. Gasps came from the gallery."Say one more word, and I'll die right here in this courtroom!" Her chest heaved with rage. Her eyes were completely unhinged.Crash!She grabbed a glass of water from the table and smashed it on the floor.Sharp shards flew everywhere. Victoria picked up the biggest piece and pressed it against her carotid artery without hesitation.The glass cut her skin. Blood slowly trickled down her pale neck."Enough, Ava!" Chloe jumped up from the gallery, screaming at me. "You sociopath! Are you only going to be happy when the entire trust is frozen?""Mom has always spoiled you the most. Can't you just grow up?"The three of them stood together, glaring at me with pure hostility, acting as if I were the villain here.My brother gritted his teeth. "You were the only one getting special matcha every night for years. Did we ever complain?""Mom babied you! So what if we












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