LOGINWhen I was three years old, I was picked on while scavenging dumpsters for recyclables, so I spent fifty cents to “hire” a pair of punk bikers to back me up. Little did I know that I had stumbled into the city’s most untouchable family. My adoptive mother was a fearless street queen no one in the elite circle dared cross, and my adoptive father was the legendary prince of the underground street-racing world. She taught me how to stand my ground, while he taught me how to own the streets. That fifty-cent “protection fee” bought me eighteen years of absolute security. Later, my biological parents found me, and I learned I was the real daughter of the billionaire Sedgewick family. But on the day I returned home, the fake daughter refused to let me inside. She looked down at me with a sneer and told me to use the back door instead. I stayed where I was. My older brother glared at me. “It’s just the back door. Don’t push your luck. You should be grateful Jenna is even willing to acknowledge you.” Meanwhile, my younger brother scoffed, his face twisted with disdain. “How dare a lowlife like you give my sister attitude? Use the back door!” I turned to my biological parents, but they merely said, “Jenna has a temper. She’s upset you came back, so just let her have this. Nothing matters more than keeping the family together.” I looked at the confrontational faces before me without any expression, then took out my phone and typed a message. [Mom, Dad, the Sedgewick family crossed the line. Come and handle it now.]
View MoreThe harsh murmurs cut through the air like a swarm of needles, driving the Sedgewick family to hang their heads in shame.Arnold and Eleanor trembled as they looked at me, their eyes filled with guilt, anguish, and remorse.They had never imagined that their long-lost daughter had been abandoned on the streets at just three years old, left to scavenge through trash, bullied, and barely surviving on fifty cents before she finally found a home.Alas, when I finally met them, full of joy and hope to reunite our family, they abandoned me once again.Their lips quivered as they stammered out an apology.“Willa… we’re so sorry. We failed you. We made you suffer so much… We were wrong. From now on, we’ll make it up to you. We’ll do everything we can to treat you right.”Damian’s and Theodore’s faces burned bright red with shame. They did not dare speak, wishing nothing more than to crawl into a hole and disappear.Meanwhile, Jenna stood in the middle of the crowd, completely pale, as t
My thoughts also drifted back to eighteen years ago.As far back as I could remember, my so-called parents had treated me with nothing but neglect and abuse.They never registered my birth, nor did they ever give me a name. To them, I was simply “Stinky.”At mealtimes, they always ate first, and I lived on whatever scraps were left.My clothes never fit, as they were always someone else’s old hand-me-downs.Whenever they were in a bad mood, I was the first person they took it out on.Then my little brother was born, and I became the burden they wanted to get rid of.One night, I was hiding outside the door when I overheard them talking inside.“Now that we have our son, we can get rid of that little brat. Out of sight, out of mind.”“Fine, we’ll do it your way. It’s been three years since the babies were switched, and no one came looking for her.”“Take her somewhere far away. Make sure she can’t find her way back.”The next day, my so-called mother took me into town for the
I had not even processed what she meant when Jenna suddenly pointed at me, still cradled in Hank’s arms, and screamed at the top of her lungs.“Willa, you imposter! You stole my life! If we hadn’t been switched at birth, I wouldn’t have been stuck with an insignificant family like the Sedgewick family. I’m the Jernigan family’s rightful heiress, the one everyone was supposed to admire!”At her words, the Sedgewick family, who had been on the brink of despair, suddenly lit up as if they had found a lifeline.If I were the Sedgewick family’s biological daughter, that would make Jenna the Jernigan family’s own flesh and blood.Arnold scrambled to his feet, and his voice was filled with urgency.“We raised the Jernigan family’s real daughter like a princess for twenty-one years, never letting her suffer a single hardship. Even if we deserve no credit, surely our efforts count for something.”Eleanor nodded vigorously, but beneath her tearful voice lay naked calculations.“Jenna is y
The moment Byron addressed Hank as “Mr. Jernigan,” the entire place fell silent once again.Natasha slowly turned, still wiping her dagger clean, and shot Byron a sidelong glance. “I’ve got to say, Byron, your management is a joke. Since when did you start letting any Tom, Dick, and Harry into my family’s hospital?”When Byron got a clear look at Natasha’s face, he nearly jumped out of his skin.“She’s the notorious Steele family heiress that no one in Jentworth’s elite circle dares to offend! The entire hospital belongs to her family. One word from her, and I’ll be cleaning out my office,” he thought.Hank held me securely in his arms and cast Byron a cool glance.“A hospital is meant to save lives, not to let people abuse their power and commit wrongdoing,” he said icily.Faced with the two living nightmares, Byron’s knees nearly gave out. He hurriedly bent forward with a fawning smile, his tone humble to the point of servility.“Y-Yes, Mr. Jernigan. You and Miss Steele are






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