Lahat ng Kabanata ng Jackpot Heist: Tearing Down the Thieves Who Raised Me: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

"Mikaela, what are you holding? Is that a lottery ticket? Let me see," Vincent asked, grabbing my hand hard. His eyes flashed with pure greed.When he couldn't pry my fingers open, he kicked my leg.Pain shot up my body, and my hand slipped open.He sneered. "I knew you were hiding a lottery ticket!"He lowered his head, then froze. There was nothing in my palm."Where's the lottery ticket? Where did you hide it?" Vincent looked stunned. He sized me up like I was some criminal.I rubbed my aching legs, pretending to look wronged as I said, "What lottery ticket? I just passed by the grocery store. I didn't buy anything at all."He didn't believe a single word of it. He searched every pocket and every fold of my clothes. When he found nothing, panic flickered in his eyes.He ignored me and stormed into the grocery store and grabbed the lottery office manager by the collar. "Who bought a lottery ticket just now?"The manager had seen plenty of unhinged customers in his life. He s

Dad scoffed. "100 million dollars? Are you kidding me? Even if someone won that much, it wouldn't be Mikaela!"Vincent was still shaking, but he shouted, "The draw is out—and this lottery ticket won 100 million dollars! We can finally buy a mansion. I'm so done living in this dump!"And then I'm going to marry a rich heiress and carry on the family line."My parents stared at the numbers on the TV. One look was all it took. They jumped up in excitement. "We're rich! We're rich! Our family is rich!"I pushed myself up from the floor. Tears ran down my face as I shook all over. "That's my lottery ticket! Why are you stealing it from me?"Mom snapped, "You bought that lottery ticket with the money that I gave you. What are you crying about? Let me tell you something. We're not giving you a single cent of that money!"They never gave me a cent for living expenses. Every bit of money I had was earned from tutoring on my own.At that, the three of them straightened their clothes and p

I thought about it again and again. The only strange thing that day was the cup of warm milk Mom had given me at breakfast.So this time, I left home early. I didn't expect them to find me anyway.I watched the clock tick down and felt pure rage burn through me. I grabbed my phone and called the cops.In minutes, someone slammed on the front door. A group of officers rushed in, asking, "Where's Mikaela Becker?"They pushed past my parents and pulled me out of the locked bedroom. They stayed with me the whole way to the test site, and I made it just in time.Before I left for the exam, I grabbed my ID and my bags.When the test ended, I checked into a hotel.My phone blew up with insults, threats, and pleas. I blocked all three of their numbers.My parents panicked. They hunted for me, even calling my old classmates to ask where I went.Still, I ignored them and focused on waiting for my acceptance letter.A few days passed.A figure stood at the lottery shop door, clad entir

In this life, I not only claimed the 100-million-dollar prize that was rightfully mine, but I also corrected the regrets of my past life and earned a place at the country’s top university.When I walked through the beautiful campus, I felt light and free. The shadow that once weighed on my heart gradually faded.I bought a home near school and brought Grandma to live with me. I also hired a caregiver to help her.At the same time, I signed up for finance courses at school and joined several training programs to learn about investing and money management.I didn't spend my money carelessly. I donated ten million dollars to charity. I used part of the rest to buy property, and I let the professionals manage the remaining funds so my assets would grow every year.After class, I returned to my dorm. My roommates gave me strange looks."Mikaela, is this true?"I paused. One of my roommates held her phone up to me. "Look. These three people say that they're your family. They posted on

"Please believe me. You really were my fiancee. You were meant to marry into my family and give us two strong sons."After class, a crowd gathered on the campus lawn.Vincent's face was covered in scars, and one of his arms was gone. He was on his knees in front of a woman, clinging to her leg and begging her not to leave him.I recognized her at once. She was Chloe, the person who had married him in my last life.In that life, he had met her on this very campus. They fell in love and eventually got married.I never thought that he would sneak into Basmar and hunt her down again.She sent him flying with a single, sharp kick. "I don't know you. Get away from me before I call security."Vincent crawled toward her in a panic. "I'm not lying! We really were married! If you don't believe me, I know secrets no one else knows."For example, you have a mole on the bottom of your foot. When you were six, you fell off a slide. Before you came to Basmar, you had three boyfriends. Am I ri