جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 10

We walked to the orphanage gates. When my sister, Nancy Walker—or perhaps she should now be called Nancy Quill—saw the Maybach parked out front, her eyes lit up.Her adoptive mother, Helen Bronson, took her hand and said, "Nancy, our family isn't actually poor. We were just testing you earlier. We didn't expect you to be such a good kid who doesn't chase after money. From now on, you'll be our little princess."Nancy put on a pleasantly surprised expression. "So that's how it is. Mom, Dad, I'll definitely be good to you and take care of you."Then, she deliberately glanced at me and asked, "Nadia, where's your family's car?"Stephen Colson and Linda Wells, my adoptive parents, fidgeted with their clothes, too embarrassed to say anything.I took the initiative to reach out and hold both their hands, smiling sweetly. "I don't need a car or a big house. I just want Mom and Dad to be with me forever. That's enough."[Damn, the villainess makes me laugh. I bet Nadia is dying of regret

From that day on, the whole class teamed up to freeze me out. I didn't have the time or energy to care about their childish games, though.I only had one clear goal—to do whatever it took to make sure my family lived a good life.Soon, the results for our first monthly exam came out. I ranked first in the entire grade, scoring over 30 points higher than the student in second place, Eugene. Meanwhile, Nancy was dead last. Her score wasn't even on par with an average student from a regular class.In an instant, the way everyone looked at me completely changed."Nadia is insane. She actually scored 30 points higher than Eugene!""How is she so good? Didn't Nancy say she only got into the honors class through connections?""There's no way you can fake exam results, though, right? This score has to be real."Nancy glared at me, her eyes full of venom. "Don't think I don't know what you did, Nadia. You must've pulled some dirty trick again! So what if you're first? You'll still be stu

I smirked and turned to Eugene. "By the way, Nancy lives next door to you guys, right?"He nodded, confused about where I was going with this. "Yeah, why?"I grabbed him and headed for the door. "Let's go visit her."He was confused. "Aren't you two on bad terms? Why would you wanna go to her place?"I thought for a second, then said, "She's actually my biological sister. We were adopted by different families, and I want to see what her life is like now."In my last life, Nancy had caused Stephen and Linda to die a miserable death, and she'd stabbed me to death. She would be getting off easy if she just got beaten to death right now.I would make her pay for all the suffering we went through in our last life a hundredfold. I would make sure she was tortured to death in the cage that was the Quill family.[Something's off. Why is Nadia suddenly going to check on Nancy?][Wait, can she see our comments or something?][No way. It has to be a coincidence. She probably just thinks

[What the hell? Nadia's been reborn? That shouldn't be the case. It's not part of the story.][Why would Nancy think Nadia has been reborn? Has she noticed something?]I froze, not expecting Nancy to guess the truth. Still, all I did was smile before leaving the room. I didn't answer her question. It wasn't time yet.…A week later, Nancy was able to walk to school on her own, though just barely.Between classes, Eugene caught me and asked, "Nadia, what's your stance on the Quill family's offer?"I looked at him calmly. "Didn't I already give them my answer? I won't do it.""But why? The Quills are more than willing to adopt you. Do you even realize—"I cut him off before he could finish. "I do. I just don't want it. Nancy can have that opportunity instead."As I turned the corner, I saw Nancy at the far end of the hallway, glaring at me with pure hatred. She steadied herself against the wall and moved toward me step by step. "Don't get cocky, Nadia. Just because Mom, Dad, and

Nancy snorted. "I knew it, Nadia. I kept saying you got your past grades by cheating, didn't I? Now that the midterms are being strictly proctored, your tricks are useless. That's why your true colors are finally showing."After she said that, the way Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd looked at me changed. Mr. Lloyd was a college professor, and if there was one thing he despised, it was cheating.He scoffed harshly. "Before this, Eugene called and told me there was a girl in his class with outstanding grades. I trusted his judgment, but it's clear he misread you very badly. Do the decent thing. I won't ask you to return the two million you took, but you're not to take another step into our home from now on."Eugene rushed to defend me. "Mom, Dad, you've got it wrong! There's no way Nadia cheated. She's been tutoring me this whole time; I wouldn't have the grades I have now without her. If anyone's score is fake, it's Nancy's!"Nancy's expression twisted, and she started weeping. "Eugene, I know N