All Chapters of The Golden Child's Secret: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

When I saw the look on Hailey's face, I quickly hurried after them. However, as I reached the stairwell corner, I heard Mom speaking proudly to her in a bright, satisfied voice."Finally, we can dump Caroline, that burden! She actually thinks I'd help her with treatment? I wish she'd drop dead!"Mom affectionately patted Hailey's hand, and her eyes gleamed. "Hailey, haven't you always liked Ashton Lloyd? Now that Caroline is sick and probably doesn't have much time left, you'll finally get her boyfriend."She continued, "And that job she just interviewed for will conveniently have an opening, too. I already asked someone to pull some strings and get you in."Their wild laughter echoed through the stairwell, and I froze mid-step. My whole body went cold. I thought Mom had simply mixed up mine and Hailey's test results, but there was so much more scheming behind it all.At this point, this went way beyond favoritism. To be precise, Mom not only did not see me as her daughter, but sh

My whole life, Mom had given to Hailey every piece of happiness and peace that should have been mine. Even the image of me as a hardworking, high-achieving student had been stolen and placed on Hailey.She was planning to let me die without treatment so she could rob me of everything good left in my life.I laughed softly. Too bad for her, things would not always go according to plan.I was not sick at all! Hailey, on the other hand, was a different story.I took a breath to calm myself, then said into the phone, "Don't worry, I'm not kind enough to push you to someone else."Ashton, I'm going to need you to go visit my mom tomorrow. We need to find out what they're planning next so we can deliver the killing blow."Early the next morning, Ashton and I arrived at Mom's house at the agreed time. I clipped a tiny camera to Ashton's collar and slipped a voice recorder into his pocket. Once everything was ready, I slipped into the stairwell to monitor what was happening.The moment

Hailey got impatient, though, and latched onto that one sentence.She demanded sharply, "Caroline, what the hell are you talking about?! What do you mean, I should be the one begging Mom on my knees? Are you out of your damn mind?"I finally spared her a glance, mimicking her earlier shock with fake surprise. "Oh my, you still haven't checked into the hospital yet? The treatment for this disease can't be delayed. Every day we waste makes it that much harder to treat!"Hailey was clearly stunned and could not process what was happening.Mom immediately stepped in front of her, glaring at me as she yelled, "You're absolutely insane! I think sleeping around has scrambled your brain! Why are you cursing Hailey with illness for no reason?"Caroline, having a daughter like you is the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to me!"Trading insults was not going to get us anywhere, so I pulled out the real medical report from my bag and held it out."This is Hailey's actual test re

Those two videos were all I needed to clear my name. I did not need to say anything else; the Internet would judge for itself.Public opinion online flipped instantly, and Mom's protest also drew complaints from the surrounding residents."What is all this yelling so early in the morning? Don't you know people are still sleeping?""Who is this old woman anyway? She's been shouting for half the day already. Someone should just call the police and have her taken away!"The building security had finally had enough and called the police, who took Mom away for disturbing the peace.When my supervisor walked past my desk during her rounds, she patted my shoulder approvingly. "Looks like I made the right choice. You're definitely suited for this position. You stay calm under pressure and know how to protect your interests quickly. Keeping you was the right call, Caroline. Keep up the good work."I channeled my frustration into motivation. After receiving that praise, I felt even more dr