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Cold sweat broke across my body. I had never understood how deep their hatred for me had become.They relaxed their guard while waiting for the man to arrive.I knew exactly what would happen once he entered that room.Within moments, sweat soaked my palms.Then I remembered the smartwatch on my wrist.I carefully rotated it beneath the rope and triggered an emergency call.I also transmitted my location.Only then did I feel the smallest measure of hope.Five minutes later, movement sounded outside the door.Harold Pike entered — a man old enough to be my grandfather — wearing a disgusting smile."Pretty little thing, aren't you? My wife has been dead for more than ten years. Come home with me, give me a son, and you'll be well rewarded."My parents quietly left the room.He lunged toward me, and instinctive terror made my whole body shake.I fought with everything I had, but he struck me several times.Darkness pulsed at the edge of my vision.Then the door crashed inw
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My heart lurched.I hated my family, but some old bonds remained hard to sever.Following the address my mother sent, I rushed to the roof of a rented apartment building.Ryan was standing near the edge with a lifeless expression.I shouted in panic."Ryan, come down first. We can talk about everything else afterward!"He lifted his eyes and glared at me."Stop pretending you care! This is all your fault. You caused everything!"If it weren't for you, I'd be engaged to Chloe right now."I felt helpless."Can you still not see who Chloe really is?"She only cares about money. Even if you had stayed together, it would have ended badly."Ryan pointed at me and cursed."Don't talk about Chloe like that! This is your fault. Now she's being forced to marry a man she doesn't love!"I realized there was no reasoning with him.While I was distracted, something began to feel wrong.My parents were nowhere in sight.I reached for my phone, but a sharp pain struck the back of my h
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Chloe's face visibly fell.She grabbed a broom and swung it at Ryan."Ryan, what is wrong with you? Did you bring me here just to humiliate me?"My family may be poor, but I still have pride."You already lied about being an only child. Now you're lying about the house too?"Ryan dropped to his knees in front of her."Chloe, I truly love you. Please give me one more chance."She abandoned every trace of refinement and shouted."Love? What are you offering besides words? You don't even own a house."I briefly wondered whether I had gone too far.Then Chloe pulled an enormous diamond ring from behind her and slid it onto her finger."Since we're being honest, I'm getting engaged next month."My fiancé is giving me a new house and a one-hundred-and-fifty-thousand-dollar trust."Come back when you can offer the same."Ryan stared at her in disbelief."Chloe, don't say things just because you're angry."Even if we don't have the house, my parents have savings. They'll use ev
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I left without giving them another glance.Nina sent me a message."The buyers from earlier love the house. When would you like to sign?"I replied."As soon as possible."My entire career and life were in Lakeshore State. I was comfortable there and never wanted to return to this town.The paperwork moved quickly.The buyer paid the full price in cash.Remembering my parents' behavior, I hesitated."Marco, there are still some disputes with my family. Vacating the house may not go smoothly."His booming laugh interrupted me."Don't worry, Elena. The moment I saw the price, I knew there had to be a complication. Trouble doesn't scare me."He rolled up one sleeve, revealing a heavily tattooed arm.I stopped worrying.I later heard that on Marco's moving day, Ryan had persuaded Chloe to visit the apartment again.Marco's movers carried them outside along with the couch.Chloe's face turned green.She shouted only one sentence."Ryan, we're finished!" Then she walked awa
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Ryan had never faced anything like this. His mouth opened and closed, but no words came out.I looked at Chloe with something close to pity."You were lied to. Ryan is not an only child. I'm his biological older sister."Chloe stared at him in disbelief."Is she telling the truth?"Ryan looked desperately at our mother.I sighed inwardly.No matter how old he became, my brother was still helpless without her.My mother rushed forward and grabbed Chloe's hand."Chloe, listen to me. We didn't lie because we wanted to hurt you. Ryan just loves you so much."Ryan nodded frantically."Chloe, are you really going to leave me just because I have a sister?"Conflict flashed in her eyes.He kept pleading."We've been together for a year. Haven't you seen how sincere I am?"My mother immediately joined in."Chloe, I truly adore you. Look at the beautiful room I prepared for you."She pulled Chloe into what had once been my bedroom."See? I built you a princess suite. Our family
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My mother's face turned white.She snatched the deed from my hand and examined every line.Then she checked the county seal.It was real."Impossible. This has to be fake. You hired these people to trick me!"I closed the deed and put it back into my purse."Did you forget? Grandma left this house to me in her will."Every face in the room changed.My mother seemed to search her memory.But she couldn't remember.She turned toward my father."Frank, say something! How did our house suddenly become Elena's?"Pain crossed his face.I gave a cold laugh."Can't remember? Let me help you."When Grandma became seriously ill, you were afraid she would die in the house and lower its value, so you rushed her into a nursing home."I was the one who took her out and brought her to my rented apartment. I was the only person beside her during the last months of her life."Of course you had no idea what she wrote in her will."My voice grew louder with every sentence.By the end,
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