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Chapter 2

Autor: Dark Caramel
A long time ago, I was still the Wells family's heiress.

I had a family that doted on me, and a husband I had grown up with, someone who used to love me like I was his whole world.

Then Julia Knowles showed up, and everything fell apart.

I never had anything against her.

But at a family dinner, she suddenly slapped herself hard across the face, then threw herself on the ground before me. She made my parents and the crowd think I was bullying her, that I thought I was above everyone.

She would go crying to Edward, saying I made things difficult for her at work.

On my wedding anniversary with Hanson, she ran out in front of everyone, clothes in disarray, and collapsed to her knees, begging me not to release some private video of hers.

She kept saying she was sorry, that she would stay out of our lives. She said that all she wanted was for me to let her go.

That same day, Edward took her to the hospital to diagnose her injuries. They said she had tearing injuries.

But I had never sent anyone to hurt her.

Hanson slapped me right then and there. "No matter how much you dislike her, you can't go this far."

Tess ran over, her tiny arms wrapping around his leg. "Don't hurt Mommy! Julia's bad! I don't want her to live in our house!"

Hanson shook her off in anger. Tess lost her balance and fell, but he didn't even look at her.

"Watch your mouth!"

I couldn't stand being accused of something I didn't do, and I definitely couldn't stand Tess getting dragged into it. I grabbed Julia, demanding she tell the truth.

But she just dropped to her knees again, trembling, crying that she wouldn't dare do it again.

After that, the way they looked at me and Tess changed. There was always suspicion in their eyes.

Julia kept playing the victim, feeding off their guilt.

To them, we became the cruel, unreasonable ones.

The last time, she used a blind spot to make it look like I pushed her off a second-floor terrace.

She broke her leg.

That was the final straw. They were completely done with me after that.

My parents looked at me with utter disappointment, as if they didn't recognize me anymore. Edward said he didn't have a sister like me.

I never went back to the Wells residence after that.

Hanson started staying away more and more, avoiding any closeness between us.

One day, someone drugged me.

When I woke up, I was naked in a bed with several men.

The door burst open. My parents rushed in, their worry twisting into shock and fury. Edward stood there, shaking as he stared at me.

I looked up, dazed, and met Hanson's bloodshot, furious eyes.

Beside him, Julia held Tess's hand and spoke softly, "Tess, your mom told you to wait outside, right?"

"Mommy told me to wait by the door. She said she was going to play a game in the room with those men…" Tess answered honestly, too young to understand what she was saying.

It hit me like a thunderclap.

I looked at Julia, noticing the slight curve of her lips and the challenge in her eyes. I knew then this was all her doing.

I lunged at her, ready to tear her apart, but before I could, Hanson struck me across the face, knocking me to the ground.

I stared up at him, disbelief crashing over me.

He still didn't believe me.

We had grown up together, yet none of that mattered more than Julia's tears.

I still remembered when she first came around. Hanson barely gave her the time of day. He stood firmly on my side.

All his attention, all his care, was mine alone.

I thought even if I lost my parents and Edward, he would still be there for me.

But the moment Julia came running to him in torn clothes, crying, and he bent down to help her…

I knew his heart had already started to shift.

Now, there was nothing left in his eyes, just a cold distance.

"Julia said before that Tess doesn't look like me. I chose to believe you," he said flatly. "Now, I think it's time for a DNA test."

Julia's lips curled, just enough to hide it, but her eyes gave her away.

The results came back fast.

"Not biologically related."

The second I saw it, I knew the test had been tampered with.

I tried to explain, but Hanson didn't even listen. He dragged me straight to the courthouse and filed for divorce. He didn't acknowledge Tess, either.

Word spread fast.

Soon, everyone heard that I was in a hotel room with a group of men, and then I was abandoned.

My family cared a lot about their reputation. The company even took a hit because of it.

My parents said I had brought shame to the family.

In the end, Edward sent both Tess and me away to a strict reform school.

They believed Julia. Said we needed to learn how to behave.

From that day on, life became like hell for Tess and me.

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    Hanson's words seemed to push Julia over the edge.She burst out laughing, wild and sharp."Hanson, stop pretending you're so devoted. You say you loved her? If you did, how could you be stupid enough not to see I was setting her up?"I barely had to try, and you believed she was sleeping around and even had someone else's child behind your back."You're just as stupid as the rest of the Wells family!"She screamed at him, every word cutting deep.Hanson didn't flinch."You're right. I was stupid. I let my anger take over. All I could think about was being betrayed by the person I loved most. There wasn't room for anything else. That's why you got your chance."He paused, his voice steady."But it doesn't matter now. Once Tess is strong enough to stand on her own, I'll apologize to Melody myself."After that, he had Julia locked inside an iron cage.There were already people inside.Some were missing arms or legs. Others couldn't see or hear.I recognized them. They were t

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    Another hour passed before the new DNA results came in.Amelia handed the report to Hanson with a faint edge of sarcasm in her voice. "Mr. Rowse, you should take a good look at this. I really don't get it. Tess has your exact eyes. How did all of you convince yourselves she wasn't yours?"Hanson just stared at the paper in his hands."Biological parent-child relationship confirmed. Accuracy: 99.9%."The words seemed to stab straight into him. A metallic taste rose in his throat. He suddenly coughed up blood, staining the report in his hands."Julia…!"He said her name slowly, each syllable forced out through clenched teeth, his eyes burning red.It all came rushing back.Every detail from that day, every moment had her hand in it.But back then, the second he saw me lying there with other men, anger took over. He never even stopped to think before deciding I was guilty.Now, looking back, he realized nothing about it made sense."H-Hanson… Are you saying…that this has some

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    My mother let out a sharp, broken scream."Melody! Darling!"My father stared at my ruined body, his face drained of all color. His mouth opened like he wanted to say something, but nothing came out. He just stood there, frozen.Edward looked like he was falling apart. He shook his head over and over, refusing to accept what was right in front of him.Watching them like this, something inside me loosened. All that bitterness I had been carrying finally cracked."No… That's not my sister. Melody's still alive," Edward muttered, as if he was trying to convince himself.Suddenly, his eyes lit up."Julia said she's at the reform school. That body can't be Melody. I want a DNA test!"His voice shook as he yanked out a strand of his own hair and shoved it at the officer.At Amelia's signal, the officer took it, then carefully collected a sample from my body and sent it off. An hour later, the officer came back.Before he could even speak, Edward grabbed the report out of his hands.

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    That protective charm was a gift from Hanson.He never used to believe in any of that. Spirits, blessings, luck. He thought it was all nonsense.But when I was 18, I got sick.In just three days, the hospital told my family eight times that I might not make it. Every doctor they brought in shook their heads. No one knew what to do.Someone told Hanson about a cathedral up in the mountains, saying it was known for miracles.He went overnight and stayed there on his knees, praying for a full day and night.In the end, the head priest gave him a blessed charm. Hanson rushed back with it and put it on me himself, like it was something sacred.After that, I started getting better.No one could explain it.From then on, he believed. He made me wear the charm at all times. Said it would keep me safe.And now, it sat in a plastic bag, soaked through, turned into evidence."Where did you find this?" Hanson grabbed the officer by the arm, his eyes bloodshot."On the body we just reco

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    The voice over the radio came through, loud and clear.Hanson froze where he stood, his face going pale.My mother swayed a little, then she clutched my father's arm. "Could it be Melody…"My father patted her hand, forcing calm into his voice. "Don't jump to conclusions. There's no way it's her.""Exactly," Edward cut in, his voice suddenly louder, a hint of panic creeping through. "She's probably in some guy's bed right now. There's no way that body's hers."I hovered above them, watching, my chest tight with something I couldn't name."You'll know whether it's her once you identify the body," Amelia said, frowning."Actually, the school called me just now," Julia spoke up all of a sudden, letting out a soft sigh. "They said they found Melody. She was at a bar."She shook her head lightly. "I can't believe after five years, she still hasn't changed. She even threw her own daughter into the ocean and ran off to drink."Lies!Every word out of her mouth was a lie.I rushed

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    After five years apart, Julia looked nothing like the timid, dependent girl she used to be.There was a softness to her now, the kind that came from being loved and taken care of. She still looked delicate, the kind that made you want to protect her.I stared at her, my eyes burning and my whole body trembling with rage.She took everything from me without effort, while Tess and I were tortured for five whole years.Hanson and the others would never know.What they called "learning manners" meant getting beaten by the staff, getting strapped to a chair and shocked, or being hung up and whipped until you stopped resisting.They kept doing it until you learned to obey, until you stopped feeling anything at all, and until you became nothing but a puppet that followed orders.At the beginning, I fought back. I screamed and told them who I was.I told them I was the Wells family's heiress, that my family and my husband would never let this go.But they used Tess against me.The mo

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