All Chapters of Jackpot of Vengeance: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Mom’s anxious face filled my vision, her voice sharpening from distant static into something painfully real."Zara, what did you need to tell me? If you have something to say, hurry up. Your dad’s waiting for me to get home and cook. You said earlier that you won something. What did you win?"Hearing her questions, I quickly scanned my surroundings.My apartment.Understanding hit instantly.I had been reborn.In my previous life, at this exact moment, I had just won a $30-million jackpot. All I could think about was taking my mom, Helena Nightfall, away from that miserable household, moving somewhere far away, and starting a new life with her.She had agreed again and again. But the moment my dad, Victor Nightfall, came home, she told him everything.My gambling addict dad’s eyes had lit up like a predator spotting prey. He marched straight up to me and demanded the ticket."Where is it? Hand it over! So you hit the jackpot and didn’t tell your old man? Planning to run off wi

Indeed, I was the person in the photo.Still, I had been wrapped up so tightly, dressed in baggy clothes with everything concealed, that my figure was impossible to make out.Nonetheless, anyone close to me would recognize me instantly.My heart pounded as I scrambled for an excuse.Kellan spoke again on the other end, "Zara, you’ve got all that money now. Transfer a million or two to this good cousin of yours. Share your fortune."I barely stopped myself from swearing.Shameless.The nerve of him.A million or two? Why didn’t he just rob a bank?I forced myself to calm down."That isn’t me. You’re mistaken. I have something to do. I’m hanging up."I was about to end the call when his voice turned threatening."Zara, if you don’t send it, I’ll tell everyone. Let’s see if you can still keep that money safe then. And don’t forget, your dad is drowning in debt."He hung up immediately.I paced the room, furious, until I finally forced myself to calm down.No.I had to leav

The next day, I left on my business trip as scheduled.During the trip, Kellan called again with more threats. He was convinced I was the person in the photo, and he kept demanding money.I made up a random excuse and hung up.After several attempts, he grew furious and threatened to post everything in the family group chat so everyone back in Graves Hollow could take their share.I told him to do whatever he wanted and ended the call.Since he couldn’t get any money from me, he actually did it. He posted the photo in the family chat.The group exploded.Of course it did. $30 million—who wouldn’t be tempted?Calls poured in from every relative imaginable. Mom and Dad called too. I didn’t answer a single one. I simply turned off my phone.I didn’t need to guess. They were probably livid.But what did that have to do with me? I won that money fair and square. Why should I share it with them?Besides, in my previous life, after I died, they had clapped and celebrated, saying I

Dad grabbed Mom by the arm and shook her violently."That day, I saw two lottery tickets on the table. Was one of those the winning one? You won and didn’t tell me in advance?"Helena, you’re getting more and more bold, aren’t you?"Thanks to my earlier reminder, Dad finally remembered that Mom had bought lottery tickets that day. He shook her even harder."Where’s the money? Bring it out! With that money, I can pay off all my gambling debts. We can even move into a bigger house! Didn’t you say you wanted to travel? I’ll go with you. We can even go abroad!"The more he spoke, the more excited he became, already dreaming about their future.Mom looked like she was about to cry.Not a single person had listened to her explanations since this started.I was the lottery winner, not her, but I had spoken so confidently that everyone naturally believed she was the one.I quietly stepped back, intending to watch the chaos unfold from the sidelines.Mom suddenly shouted at me, "Zara,

After Dad got the money, he went out gambling again. Mom walked over to me without saying a word."Zara! You’ve really outdone yourself! Where did you get that $100,000? The person in the photo was you, wasn’t it? It was you. It had to be you!"Her voice rose with every word.I knew I could fool everyone else but not her.Well, what did that matter?Right now, everyone believed that she was the winner. Even if she denied it, hardly anyone would believe her.I looked at her without expression. "Mom, what are you talking about? That money was from you. Don’t we have the chat history?"Mom, are you confused? You should go rest."She stepped forward to hit me, then, for some reason, she stopped herself and lowered her hand.I didn’t bother arguing further and went to my room to rest.Half a month later, Aunt Lydia came again. She clung to Mom, crying nonstop."Please, you have to help me! Kellan’s girlfriend is threatening to break up because he doesn’t have a house to marry int