If I hated someone, I made sure they didn't have it easy.But ten years ago, I was just a timid little girl.Back then, right after my eighth birthday, I got into a terrible car accident with my biological father, Gordon Slater.In that critical moment, he shielded me with his body, and that was how I survived.It was just that, from that day on, I no longer had a father.My mother, Sheila Plummer, was a career-driven powerhouse. After the accident, she sat silently by my father's grave for three days. Then, she single-handedly took on the entire family business.My stepfather, Bernard, came into our lives shortly after.In front of Mom, he acted gentle and patient with me. He'd pat my head and buy me the stuffed toys I liked."Lucille, how about I become your father from now on and protect you?"But once, when Mom was away on a business trip and I had a high fever with convulsions in the middle of the night, I overheard him talking on the phone with someone by the door."Can
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