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Only a few schools had the privilege to recommend students to Tagaytay University at the age of fifteen, and Eloise was among those accepted. Because of this, she became known as the “genius beauty.”

But people quickly forget the past, especially when new gossip comes along. Soon, she was forgotten, and the praise that once surrounded her faded away.

At eighteen, her fate shifted again when it was revealed that she was not truly a Lopez. Instead of admiring her intelligence, people became more fascinated by the scandals between families. The label “fake daughter” became a stain on her name. As expected, many found satisfaction in that flaw in her life.

“There’s no such thing as a perfect person,” some would say. No matter how smart she was, being discovered as not the real daughter made her worth seem meaningless. People couldn’t erase the thought that she was only an adopted child who didn’t even know who her real parents were.

Those who once admired her now mocked her behind her bac