All Chapters of I'm No Beggar for Love: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I was reborn, back to the day when Grace Lane arrived at my home.If my rebirth had occurred earlier, perhaps I could have prevented Grace's biological parents' deaths, or even desperately tried to stop my parents from adopting her.But now that she had already arrived at our home, no amount of protest would change anything.Grace was the daughter of Dad's mentor, a renowned painter who had his precious child late in life and cherished her like the apple of his eye. She displayed exceptional artistic talent but suffered from an unidentified eye condition that caused her vision to fluctuate, with the constant risk of blindness.Her parents had taken Grace to numerous doctors seeking treatment, but both died in an accident, leaving behind young Grace.Grace's childhood was tragic, so my parents immediately decided to treat her as their own daughter when they first saw her. She became even more important than their biological child, me."Wendy, didn't you always want an older sister

"Oh, I forgot you can't drink milk. I'll get you almond milk in a moment," Mom hurriedly intervened, afraid of revealing that she cared more for her adopted daughter than me.Dad slammed his cup on the table and scolded me irritably, "There's no need for all these special requests! You've spoiled her too much."She's just a child and already acts like she rules the house! We need to take Grace to arrange her school transfer soon. We don't have time to waste!"If this had been my former self, I would have been heartbroken by these words and thrown a tantrum. Yet now, I feel only numbness.I quietly sat in the corner of the table and noticed Grace eating with her head down, a smug smile playing at the corners of her lips. Yet when she looked up again, her little face was filled with sadness."Dad, please don't talk to Wendy like that. She's not like me. She'd been cherished and protected since she was little. It's natural for her to be a bit willful. It shows how much you love her."

"Why would you say that? We're family," Jake insisted.Grace pretended to shy away from Jake's hand while casting a timid glance at me, as if silently accusing me of something.Jake immediately shot me a vicious look. "Wendy! Why are you bullying Grace? How could you become this kind of person? You were never like this before!"What kind of person had I become, exactly? The ones who had changed were them.Mom, who once thought of me first in everything; Dad, who was strict but gentle; and Jake, who always protected me, had all become strangers to me.I smiled coldly, looking straight into Jake's eyes as I answered, "Why don't you ask Grace? How exactly have I bullied her? I gave her my room—what more could she want?"Grace grew nervous at my question, instinctively avoiding my gaze. Her fearful demeanor further ignited Jake's protective instincts, and he shouted at me without restraint."It's that superior attitude of yours that hurts her! Grace just arrived in our family, so it

"These privileged kids are different—they just have to pick the center seats.""Who could stand being her deskmate? The teachers would be watching us constantly."The students all scattered to the edges, leaving me alone in the middle. I kept my back ramrod straight as I turned a deaf ear to their mockery, calmly opening a supplementary textbook.Just then, someone pulled out the chair beside me and sat down. A boy extended his hand toward me."Hi, are you Wendy Lane? Let me introduce myself—I'm Ethan Weber. Can I be your deskmate?"I discreetly sized up the boy. He had the clean-cut appearance of someone who'd be naturally popular."Are you sure? Sitting with me might get you labeled as privileged too."He casually laughed, leaning in to whisper with a playful wink, "Ha, they wouldn't dare. I'm the principal's son."Only then did I notice that Ethan's features somewhat resembled Ms. Weber's. I guessed that Ms. Weber had anticipated my difficulty fitting in and had specifically

Just then, Ms. Weber arrived after parking the car. My parents immediately switched to ingratiating expressions when they saw her, showing no trace of their previous hysteria.Grace would also be entering high school next year. She had lofty ambitions of attending the best high school despite her poor grades, which would inevitably require seeking Ms. Weber's help to pull some strings.After learning that Ethan was the prestigious high school principal's son, the subtle expression on Grace's face became even more apparent. She even released her hold on Jake's arm."I knew Wendy wouldn't lie to us," she said sweetly.My parents also collected themselves, smiling awkwardly as they apologized to us. It was mainly to avoid offending Ethan, with me as an afterthought."Thank you for your kindness, Ms. Weber, for taking Wendy out to play on your day off."Watching this family flip their attitude faster than channels on a TV remote, Ethan couldn't help but let out a sarcastic laugh."M