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[The baby kicked today. I hope she grows up healthy and happy. If it's a girl, I'll call her Alexis. I hope she's smart and safe.]The tears finally broke free.So I had been loved.Even if the person who loved me was long gone, that love traveled more than 20 years ahead and warmed a heart that had gone cold long ago.I wasn't some unwanted weed.I was a treasure who came into this world carrying love.When I stepped out of the old house, the sky had cleared.Mason was leaning against the car, an unlit cigarette between his fingers.When he saw my swollen eyes, he didn't ask what happened. He just crushed the cigarette and opened his arms."Ready to go home?"I threw myself into his embrace and nodded hard."Let's go home."-Three years later…I opened a nonprofit legal aid center downtown called Lexis, focused on helping women facing domestic violence and injustice.I still wore a glove on my left hand, but I no longer hid it.When someone came to me for help, I woul
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My mother didn't dare ring the doorbell. She crouched at the entrance instead, shaking from the cold.When Mason's car pulled in, the headlights swept over her.She looked up. The face that had once been carefully maintained was now covered in frostbite and grime.When she saw me step out of the passenger seat, her eyes lit up. She struggled forward on her knees."Alexis… Alexis… I was wrong. I'm really sorry…" She clutched at my pant leg, tears and snot running down her face. "Can you give me something to eat? I'm not picky. Leftovers are fine. I'm so cold…"I looked down at her.This was the mother who, in my last life, made me use the side entrance because she was afraid I would dirty the carpet after being kidnapped.This was the mother who priced my entire life at 760 thousand dollars.In that moment, the last trace of anger left in my chest vanished. All that remained was pity."Mason," I said quietly."Yeah?" Mason stood beside me, holding an umbrella."Give her 50 bu
No Longer Their Daughter Chapter 9
"Y-You ungrateful snake!"Nelson shook so hard that his whole body rattled. He couldn't catch his breath, clutching his chest as he hacked violently, his face turning a deep, ugly purple.That money was supposed to be his retirement fund. His last lifeline.Now, it had become the final nail sealing his coffin shut."There's more good news," I said calmly, watching him fall apart. "The Lilith you loved so much is actually the maid's daughter. You raised someone else's child for 20 years. And for her sake, you personally destroyed your real daughter and your own company."Nelson froze.His mouth hung open, and a wheezing sound rattled in his throat. The light in his eyes went out completely, leaving nothing but despair and regret.Not regret toward me. Regret because he realized he had been a complete fool."So this is what you get for letting me down completely."I set the receiver down and stood."Mr. Howe, I hope you reflect on your mistakes and work on yourself in there.
No Longer Their Daughter Chapter 8
"No… That's impossible!" My mother's face went deathly pale as she whipped around to stare at Lilith.Lilith's eyes darted away. She stumbled back in panic. "Mom, don't listen to her! She's lying because she's jealous! I'm your daughter!""You knew?" My mother rushed over and grabbed Lilith by the shoulders. "Didn't you always say you remembered things from when you were little?""I… I…" Lilith stammered, unable to finish a sentence."Of course, she knew," I cut in calmly. "The maid told her before she died. That's why she's been pretending to be sick and fighting for attention all these years. She was terrified her background would come out. Mom, you drove your real daughter to death for a maid's kid, and you were ready to hand her the entire family fortune. That's quite the bargain."Smack!My mother finally snapped and slapped Lilith hard across the face."You liar! You fake! I gave you everything! I even sacrificed Alexis's finger for you! Give me my family back. Give me my
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Mason glanced at me and reached over, turning the heat up a couple of degrees."The blade's sharpened," he said quietly. "However you want to strike, I'm with you."A week later, Howe Corporation officially declared bankruptcy.Once the evidence came out, the once untouchable business empire collapsed like wet paper.Banks called in their loans. Suppliers lined up to collect debts. Courts moved in and sealed everything.The Howe estate was taped off, eviction notice was slapped on the gate.On a rainy night, my mother stood by the roadside with two suitcases, Lilith at her side.The drivers and house staff who used to swarm around them were long gone. Even the ever-flattering butler had taken her expensive watch as unpaid wages before disappearing."Mom, what do we do now? I don't want to stay at some motel! Those sheets are disgusting," Lilith complained, hiding behind sunglasses and a mask, still throwing a tantrum like a spoiled princess.My mother stared at the frozen bala
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The car door shut, sealing off the noise of the crowd and the pounding rain outside.The interior smelled faintly of cedar, mixed with the sharp scent of blood clinging to me.The man in the driver's seat handed me a warm towel. The motion was practiced, as if he had done this countless times before."Mason?" I turned to look at him, my voice rough.Mason Tucker was Evermont's most elusive investor. He was ruthless, untouchable, and the Howes' sworn enemy.In my last life, I had died on the street. My body rotted before anyone claimed it. He had arranged my burial and left a white chrysanthemum at my grave."Hey." Mason didn't look at me. His eyes stayed fixed on the rain ahead, knuckles pale against the steering wheel. "I was still too late."His gaze flicked to my left hand, which was missing a finger. A flash of murderous intent crossed his eyes."Go to the care facility," I said. There was no time to catch up. "Now that Nelson's been arrested, his people will go after my gr
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