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"Take your junk and get out," Melva sneered.The suitcase hit the floor, its zipper breaking open. Filthy, torn clothes spilled out, tumbling down the stairs to the hall below.A sour stench filled the air...."Oh my God! What is this? Gross!" Nicole cried out downstairs.Melva froze, then snapped at me, "You timed this to scare Mrs. Sullivan when she walked in, didn't you?"I trembled with rage, ready to argue, but Nicole's eyes welled up.She clung to Peter, whimpering, "If Hollie doesn't want me here, she can just say so. Why did she do this? What if those clothes carry germs?"She gagged dramatically. Peter patted her back, easing her onto a sofa.Then he turned to glare at me. "Get down here and apologize to Nicole."Melva's lies were bad enough, but Peter's attitude cut deeper.I stood my ground. "It wasn't me."He signaled to Melva, who immediately grabbed me and dragged me down the stairs with the other maids.I stumbled on the last few steps and fell to the groun

To fund Peter's startup, I'd sold a pendant my parents left me.The orphanage head said I'd been found clutching it, with no memory of my past. They'd searched for my family but found nothing.This pendant was very likely the heirloom Nicole mentioned. Maybe my family was still out there....Once again, I saw hope.If she wanted that pendant so badly, it could only mean one thing.She was trying to replace me, and I needed to act fast.I recalled selling it to a pawnshop. When the owner asked about my past and my address, I hesitated and lied, just in case.After paying me, she held me back. "Kid, don't trust men blindly. Hold onto your money. This pendant's worth more than $10,000, but if you're set on helping your boyfriend, I'll give you that now. Take this gold locket too and keep it safe. If life goes south, bring it back, and I'll give you more. Just keep this from him."I didn't think much of it then, but when Peter asked, I kept quiet.Now the locket was my last stra

The baby suddenly cried out loud.The woman quickly covered his mouth. She was smothering him.Spotting a guy filming on a tablet, I bit John's hand, grabbed the device, and smashed it into his face."Let my baby go!" I screamed, lunging for the woman, who had already reached another carriage.The baby's cries weakened, and my heart was burning.The guy with the tablet held me back. "I recorded everything and called the police, but you broke my tablet. That's not cool."The gang froze and exchanged nervous looks. The older woman, who was the furthest from me, lowered her head and inched toward the next carriage while everyone was distracted.I saw it and pleaded, "I don't know those people. I'll pay you back. Please, let me take my child back."But the young man seemed to not hear me. He pulled me behind him.I looked up and saw the same man I had struck earlier. He had gotten back on his feet, holding a rope in his hand.The young man was unfazed. "We have it all on tape. Do

Nicole continued, "And let me tell you a secret. Both she and I were reborn. In our last life, you killed her and her child."By the time Peter's team reached the police station, I had boarded a luxury sedan and headed to Coastal City, which was dozens of kilometers away.Accompanying me were two obstetricians and a nurse, caring for me and the child around the clock."Rest for a bit. You'll soon meet the person you're looking for," Darrel Harper said. "Don't worry about those schemers. I'll make them pay."Darrel was that young man who had helped me earlier. He put away his carefree look and assumed a serious attitude.He told me that years ago, I had been in an accident with my parents. They died, and I went missing.My grandparents and other family never gave up searching for me. They enlisted every friend they knew, but no leads emerged until Darrel's aunt, the pawnshop owner, met me selling the pendant.That was why she had asked me so many questions back then.She took th

Peter was painting himself as a devoted tycoon, using public opinion to pressure me.In the past, I might have yielded. But now, Lucas and my family gave me strength.Before I could act, Darrel burst through the crowd, kicking Peter away and shielding me."The nerve you've got to coerce Hollie here!" he snapped. "Why didn't you tell everyone how you played lapdog to your ex and forced Hollie out with nothing while she was about to give birth? Need me to show the evidence?"The crowd fell silent. Peter's face darkened, but he couldn't afford to offend Darrel."This is between me and Hollie," he managed. "It's not your place to interfere."As Darrel clenched his fist, I quickly held him back and hooked my arm through his."Listen," I said. "I've found my family. I'm not alone anymore. The child carries my surname, and the man beside me is his father. I am the person the Harper family has been looking for. We're getting married soon."...The rims of Peter's eyes reddened. His li