Chapter 1

My brother's condition worsened.With no options left, I auctioned my virginity to raise money for his treatment.But when I arrived at the hospital with cash, I heard his voice, strong and clear, from outside the ward."She grew up in an orphanage, where money means more than life," Andre Deleon scoffed. "If we don't test her thoroughly, how do we know she's not after our fortune?"I listened, reeling from my brother's words.He lounged on a sofa, radiant in a designer suit, no trace of the frail patient he'd played for months. A loan shark stood nearby, handing him the cash I'd bled for. "Here's the three million from her auction. Keep up the act?"Andre set his wine glass down. "Keep going. This is just pocket change for a bottle of wine. It doesn't prove her loyalty. I just dropped 30 million on a sports car for Natalie. This will soften the blow."The loan shark hesitated, realizing Andre meant to jack up the interest. "But she seems..."Natalie Deleon, the fake daughter,

Chapter 2

I got home and opened the door, only to be met with a blow to the head.Evelyn screamed, swinging a stick at me. "Get out, you filthy tramp! We don't need you!"Blood trickled from my forehead into my eyes, stinging like acid.I raised my arm to block her. "Enough!"She stumbled, the stick clattering to the floor. Then, like a switch flipped, she collapsed into sobs, wrapping me in a suffocating hug. "I'm so sorry, sweetheart. I'm sick. I didn't mean it."I closed my eyes, bitter pooling in my chest. "I understand. Can I wash my face first?""Go ahead." She let go, fidgeting like a guilty child.In the bathroom, I let the faucet drown out the world. Then I heard her voice outside. "She hides her emotions well. I hit her with a stick, and she didn't flinch. Isn't calling the loan sharks too much?"Alarmed, I grabbed my phone and bolted for the door.It flew open, and a gang of men in black stormed in, wielding baseball bats.Evelyn shrieked, yanking me behind her in a mockery

Chapter 3

"You don't care about your mother?" the leader sneered, roughly patting my face. "What a shameless, money-grubbing loser! If you don't have money, pay with your body. One round, ten grand. Let's see how many you can handle."I thrashed, trying to escape, but they held me down, tearing my clothes to rags.I reached for Evelyn. "Mom, make them stop!"She looked conflicted. "I want to help, but I'm powerless."I didn't know how long the assault lasted, only that dawn was breaking when it ended.The last man zipped up his pants and noticed my locket peeking out. He ripped it off. "Boss, she's got a locket.""Give it back!" I crawled toward him despite my aching body."Like I want your junk," the leader snorted, smashing the locket on the floor.I clutched the fragments, rage and despair choking me. I couldn't understand why I had to endure this.I lunged at Evelyn, blood trailing behind me. "This was the director's keepsake. Why wouldn't you let me go? What do you want from me?"

Chapter 4

"No way! Natalie's the one who sold her kidney," Evelyn snapped, shoving Natalie aside to inspect me."She has lost a kidney," the leader confirmed. "Taking the other would kill her."Just as Evelyn's hand reached for me, Natalie cried out and collapsed, revealing a prominent scar on her abdomen. "Go ahead and take her to the hospital. She is faking to win your love."Evelyn flinched, rushing back to check Natalie's scar. "I almost fell for her trick. Don't worry. I'm taking you to the hospital now."She glared at me, full of disgust, as if she wanted to carve me up. "No money for Andre? But you have cash to bribe these people. You like selling kidneys? Lose this one, too!"My kidney was ripped out and tossed on the floor. My vision blurred as Evelyn cradled Natalie, leaving me to bleed.The leader sighed, slipping the kidney back. "I'm sorry, kid. We got paid to do the job. I'm getting you to the hospital."Ironically, the last shred of warmth in this world came from a stranger

Chapter 5

Evelyn froze, as if struck by a sudden realization.She grabbed the nurse and asked, "What were you saying? Who lost a kidney?""A young woman," the nurse replied. "Her family was broke, so she sold a kidney. But they wouldn't let up, forcing her to sell the other one. She came in covered in blood."She paused and added, "Oh, and she has the same family name as you. Just not as lucky as your daughter, getting all the doctors for a stomachache."Before she could finish, Evelyn and Andre bolted out, horrified.By the time they tracked me down, I was in the ER.At the sight of the glowing sign, Andre sank to the floor. "How could it be? I saw Natalie sell her kidney. If it were Kathy, how could she handle all that work?"Halfway through, it hit him that he had only seen Natalie lying on the bed.Natalie appeared. "Why are you still here? Have you forgotten what she did for money? She came back for our fortune. This is probably a stunt she pulled with the hospital staff."Before,

Chapter 6

Dr. Rufus Cooley sneered, "Isn't your sister standing right beside you? I don't get what you people want from the patient. If you don't like her, why show up here pretending to care? If you see her as family, why drive her to the brink of death?"He paused and added, "Do you know that because you pulled every doctor to tend to Natalie, she was left waiting in the hall, bleeding out? If not for a brave nurse who acted fast, you'd be looking at her body right now."Andre staggered back, his lips turning pale. "I thought she was after our money. I didn't know she sold a kidney for me."Rufus rolled his eyes. "Did you ever check on her health? After losing a kidney, she'd be weak. Couldn't you see that? The scars you left on her were so bad, but you couldn't even notice?"It hit Andre that I hadn't gone to work for days, barely able to cook for Evelyn.He had slapped me, told me not to act spoiled, and reminded me of my responsibilities.Overcome with regret, he slapped himself. "I'm

Chapter 7

Rufus refused flatly, "You can't. She needs to be moved to the ICU for monitoring. And frankly, I don't think she wants to see you. If you want to make amends, start by figuring out what she's been through. Your other sister? She is evil."In the sterile hall, Andre felt a chill pierce his bones. Together with Evelyn, he fled the scene, determined to uncover the truth.What they found shocked them.At the orphanage, I had the director's protection and had enough to eat. Here, to save on food costs, I barely ate a meal a day.It led to severe malnutrition and low blood sugar, causing me to faint at work multiple times. Doctors had urged hospitalization, but I had endured it just to save a few hundred bucks.At the same time, I had bought lavish meals for Evelyn, doing my best to meet her demands.At nightclubs, when I was groped and humiliated, I swallowed my pride and settled for cash. I had never told them about these things, always greeting them with a smile."I'm young. I can

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