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Chapter 1 Love Built on Lies

"Ian, are we really doing the right thing?"Ian sat across from Evie, his expression unusually gentle as he gazed at her with full attention.We had grown up together. I had liked that quiet, gentle side of him ever since elementary school—but when it came to me, he had always been cold and distant. That was why, seven years ago, when he came to find me, I had been so overwhelmed that I could hear my own heartbeat pounding in my ears."Evie, you're always so kind. Why don't you think about how your sister treated you when you were little?"My parents sat nearby, nodding again and again in agreement. "Evie, someone as soft-hearted as you would never survive out there on your own. You're our precious baby. How could we bear to see you suffer?"Evie pouted, looking slightly dissatisfied. "I just feel bad for Lexi. She could've gone to college too, but now she's working three part-time jobs a week just to support me. She's a girl too. I heard she waits tables in the morning, fries f

Chapter 2 A Family That Was Never Mine

My parents sat off to the side, watching the two of them with warm, indulgent smiles. Standing in the doorway, I felt like an intruder—someone peeking in on a happiness that had never belonged to me."Ian, at the end of the day, this was our fault. Back then, we thought letting you use Lexi's admission letter to enroll wouldn't cause any problems. Who could've known…" My parents exchanged a glance, their faces full of regret. "We really didn't think it through."My admission letter? But back then, they had sworn over and over that, after all my hard work, not even a vocational school in our town would accept me. They had called me useless. Said I had wasted their money for nothing.My hands trembled as a memory slammed into me. The day the admission letter came, the Swains had brought gifts and sat chatting with my parents. When I asked about Ian, he had even smiled and told me his parents had always liked me—said they wanted me as their daughter-in-law.So that was the truth. It

Chapter 3 Seven Years of Lies

"Me? When did I ever ask her to go out and buy medicine for me? Which part of what I said made it about her? Why don't you just say she offered on her own?"After living under the same roof for seven years, I finally saw clearly where Ian's heart had always belonged."Enough!"Ian's shout cracked through the room, sharp and furious. I had never seen him lose control like that before, and for a second, I froze."I know you're petty, but Evie is your sister. You shouldn't treat her like this. Go back to your room."He shoved me out the door. My head was already spinning, and I lost my balance, crashing hard to the floor. The pain that shot through me cleared my mind a little—but the four of them just stood there and watched coldly. Not one of them moved to help me up."Lexi, you can barely stand. Ian's just being kind. He wants you to get more rest."Watching the four of them stand together against me like I was some outsider, my face burned with humiliation. My life felt like a c

Chapter 4 Taking Back My Life

I kicked the door open in a burst of anger. When Ian saw the fury on my face, he froze for a moment. "What's wrong with you now? Weren't you running a fever? You've still got the strength to stand. Don't tell me you were faking it.""Ian, you took my admission letter back then, didn't you? And my songs… You gave every single one of them to Evie, didn't you? And now you're even planning to use my money to pay off her debt? Have you no shame at all?"Ian's gaze flickered, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say. Then Evie's voice came through from the other end of the call."Oh, come on, why are you making it sound like yours and mine? Lexi, we're family. Ian's going to marry you sooner or later anyway. Letting him use your admission letter to study wouldn't have hurt you, and besides, he didn't even end up going. And I'm your sister—I'm just borrowing your money to get through this. I'll pay you back, I promise."I let out a cold laugh. "When you need me, I'm your sister. Whe

Chapter 5 Taking Back My Name

"Evie Collins is seriously impressive. She's only written four or five songs so far, and every single one's been a hit.""Yeah, but I heard from some paparazzi that her private life isn't exactly clean.""Oh, come on. Paparazzi will say anything for money. She looks that sweet—there's no way she'd do something like that."A few people passed by, pointing and chatting about the face on the billboard.I had spent so many years overseas that I was out of touch with what was happening back home. Of course, that was partly because Ian had made sure to keep me in the dark.My phone buzzed. It was a call from my parents. I didn't answer. A moment later, a message came through.'If you dare come back and harm your sister, we'll drag you to prison ourselves, even if it kills us!'Then more messages followed, one after another, all saying the same thing—that I was not worthy of being a daughter of the Collins family.I didn't bother responding. Instead, I went straight to a phone shop, g

Chapter 6 The Price of Silence

The paparazzi I had hired the day I arrived had already sent me news the night before. Skyward Entertainment's boss had spent the night with Evie, and not long after, that aggressive 'clarification' was released.The moment netizens saw the lawyer's letter, they immediately flipped sides. Paid commenters flooded in, calling me a fraud—a wolf in sheep's clothing who had tricked everyone into thinking I was honest, only to end up cheating even my own sister.Of course, there were also a few voices telling people to stay rational, saying defamation wasn't something to take lightly and that everyone should wait for the truth before jumping to conclusions.But after that, I disappeared for a while. On the songwriting platform, haters took the opportunity to swarm in, filling the comment sections under my songs with insults.About a month passed. Everyone, including Evie, seemed to think I had given up. That was when I released a new song.I had never received formal training, and I had

Chapter 7 Public Showdown

"I had no idea my sister knew someone so powerful. You can even pull strings with Skyward Entertainment's boss?"Evie nodded as if it were nothing, then looked at me the way someone might look at an ant. "Now that you know, stop trying to play games with me.""If you're that capable, how did you end up owing 380 thousand, and even wanted to use my money to pay it off? Do you really think everyone's as stupid as you are?"Ultimately, Skyward Entertainment's boss was a businessman. A relationship built on selling herself like that wasn't going to last.Ian frowned, confused. "Why are you bringing that up? Evie was just scammed, that's all."I idly played with my phone, glanced at Evie—who was looking more and more uneasy on the sofa—and couldn't help finding the whole thing funny. "Who exactly got scammed… that's still up in the air."Almost immediately, Evie hurriedly dragged Ian away. Before leaving, she warned me not to try anything, but the 200 thousand was still sitting on the

Chapter 8 Exposed Under the Spotlight

I barely glanced at it before turning away and going back to preparing my performance.Seeing that I ignored him, Ian grew anxious. "Evie went out of her way to borrow this dress for you. Can you stop targeting her all the time? No matter how badly you treat her, she still cares about you."Hearing that, I finally snapped. "Are you still pretending not to see the truth? You two destroyed my life, and you still have the nerve to say I'm targeting her? Everything she has now was mine to begin with."Ian opened his mouth to argue, but I cut him off. "Why don't you take a closer look at that dress? The shoulder strap is hanging by a thread. The moment I step on stage, it'll probably snap, and I'll be stuck performing while clutching my shoulder. Why don't you go take care of your sweet little princess instead?"He actually reached over and touched the strap. When it snapped almost instantly, his expression turned complicated."You really think you're her fiance?" I let out a cold laug

Chapter 9 Karma Comes Due

Evie instantly became the center of public backlash.'I told you from the start that Evie was never a good person. But none of you believed it. See now?''Honestly, the signs were there all along. As a so-called original artist, she lip-synced all her previous performances. It's obvious she crammed at the last minute, but couldn't handle a random pick on the spot.'Under normal circumstances, something like this might not have drawn so much attention. But this whole situation was simply too dramatic—two sisters publicly tearing each other apart for so long. And I had already submitted a huge amount of evidence before finally reclaiming the copyrights to my songs.Evie was fined and penalized, officially branded as a disgraced artist.The very next day, another scandal broke, this time involving the boss of Skyward Entertainment. Rumors spread everywhere that he had lured female artists into illegal dealings and had even assaulted some of them.I was scrolling through social media

Chapter 10 The End of Us

"Lexi, can I come back to you? I've already cleared out everyone who wanted to harm you. No one from Skyward Entertainment will bother you again."Ian blocked my path on my way home, his face filled with desperation. He looked disheveled, a far cry from the confident, spirited man I once remembered."I trusted the wrong person back then. I know I treated you badly too. Can you let me stay by your side and make it up to you? We're husband and wife, after all."I let out a cold laugh, feeling nothing but disgust. "What were you thinking when you took my admission letter? What were you thinking when you cheated on me with Evie behind my back? What were you thinking when you transferred my money to her without my permission?"With each question, Ian lowered his head further until he didn't even dare look at me.Just as I turned to leave, he spoke again, his voice barely above a whisper. "I went to the hospital before… I have an STD. Evie gave it to me."Hearing that, I felt a quiet s

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