All Chapters of The Unloved Heir Takes Everything: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

For ten long years, I’ve been just another contender for the throne of the Moretti crime family, living in Lucia’s shadow.In every single test, no matter how hard I worked, I was always the runner-up, the loser. And Lucia? She was always the untouchable number one.Three days before the presentation for the Brooklyn docks contract—the final test that would decide the Family’s heir—a cold, mechanical voice echoed in my mind:[Ding! "Switching System" bound. Host has one chance to switch anything. Use it wisely.]“Anything? Even our bid proposals?”[Of course. Please designate your switch target.]I took a deep breath and answered in my head, “Lucia.”I looked up, just in time to see her at the end of the hall.She was wearing an expensive designer dress, the smugness practically rolling off her in waves. She let out a soft, scornful laugh.I knew. She had definitely heard my conversation with the system.She was waiting for me to make the foolish move and switch her proposal.After all

Chapter 2

To keep Lucia from suspecting anything, I spent the next two days projecting an air of total confidence.Whenever anyone asked, I told them my proposal was ready to go.I even started going out, making a show of having fun.But late at night, when the whole manor was dead silent, I would hide under my thick blankets with only a small reading lamp on.I pored over a decade’s worth of shipping data from the Brooklyn docks, black market trade records, and the territories of every major crew in New York.My fingers flew across the keyboard, perfecting a truly flawless bid proposal, piece by piece.My eyes burned, and a dull throb started behind my eyes from the exhaustion.But I didn’t stop.This was my one chance to prove myself.The day of the bid arrived.A storm was brewing over New York, the heavy sky threatening to crush the city.I walked alone toward the manor’s conference hall, dressed in a sharp, black suit dress, a leather portfolio with my proposal tucked under my arm.The entr

Chapter 3

Everyone was seated. Soon, the Don's aide, Marcus, collected the portfolios from both me and Lucia.During the long wait before the results were announced, the atmosphere in the hall grew tense.The room was filled with Moretti capos, leaders of allied crews, and even representatives from the Five Families, all standing around with champagne, talking in low voices.“You hear? This Brooklyn docks contract controls the smuggling routes for the next ten years.”“Miss Lucia came prepared this time. I heard she hired a team of Wall Street’s top analysts.”Just then, one of Lucia’s biggest sycophants raised his voice and asked with a grin, “Lucia, give us a hint. What kind of profits is your proposal projecting for the Family?”Lucia swirled the red wine in her glass, her eyes sweeping over the crowd.“Not much,” she said confidently. “A conservative estimate is a net profit of 300 million in the first year alone.”A collective hiss of astonishment filled the room.Three hundred million!Tha

Chapter 4

The air in the hall seemed to freeze.Don Vincenzo stood there, pinching a blank sheet of paper between his fingers. The confident smile on his face was gone, replaced by a stiff, unnatural line.His sharp eyes flashed with disbelief, quickly followed by a dark, suppressed fury.The surrounding family heads and capos looked at each other, their whispers of flattery turning into a low, confused buzz.“It’s blank? How can it be blank?”“Didn’t Miss Lucia just say it was worth 300 million?”Amid the chaos, Lucia’s smirk was chilling. “You’re a cold piece of work, Olivia. I thought you might hand in a weak proposal, but a blank page? That’s bold.”Vincenzo’s brow furrowed. “Lucia, what is the meaning of this?”Lucia stood tall, her voice ringing with conviction. “That is not my real proposal! It was Olivia! She used that ‘Switching System’ to swap my proposal for hers!”Her words sent another shockwave through the room.“Switching System? What’s that?”“Has Miss Lucia lost her mind?”Heari

Chapter 5

“One… one billion dollars?!”It was a number that would make every mob boss and business tycoon in the room go wild. It didn’t just surpass every project in Moretti history; it was more than the total assets of some entire families.“This can’t be! This is absolutely impossible!”All the color drained from Lucia’s face, leaving it a ghastly white.She stared at the thick stack of papers in Marcus’s hands, a chilling dread washing over her.“She’s making it up! She has to be lying!” Lucia screamed hysterically, pointing a trembling finger at me. “Don! Emma! Don’t believe her! How could she possibly create a billion-dollar proposal? She doesn’t even have access to the core data for the Brooklyn docks! She’s a liar!”At that moment, the system comments, visible only to me, were in an uproar:[Holy shit! What a plot twist!][Didn’t the main character say she switched it? The villainess should have a blank page. What the hell is going on?!][A billion-dollar proposal… If that’s real, the Do

Chapter 5

Just as the Don was about to say my name.“Wait! Father!”Lucia’s shriek cut through the air, sharp and desperate.She threw herself at Vincenzo and Emma’s feet.Her perfect curls were a mess, her makeup smudged by tears. She looked fragile, helpless.“It was all an accident!” Lucia cried, clutching Emma’s dress. Her whole body shook, her voice choked with desperation and begging. “I can’t accept this, I just can’t…”She slowly looked up, her face—a face that was a near-perfect echo of Emma’s own late daughter—streaked with tears.“If I lose my place as heir, what am I in this family? Am I… am I supposed to live in Olivia’s shadow from now on, kissing her ring? If that’s the case, I’d rather leave right now. I’d rather be dead in a ditch!”Seeing that face, so much like her own daughter’s, twisted in such pain, Emma’s heart broke.“Oh, my baby, get up. Don’t say such things!” Emma’s eyes instantly turned red. She threw her poise to the wind, pulling Lucia into a tight hug as her own te

Chapter 7

[Beep—Host command received.][Trade target locked: Lucia.][Forcibly stripping familial affection. Targets: Vincenzo Moretti, Emma Moretti.][Trade successful.]The moment the System’s cold, mechanical voice faded in my mind, the three of them—Vincenzo, Emma, and Lucia, locked in their tight embrace—froze.Lucia was about to sweet-talk her parents some more when she felt the two pairs of warm arms holding her go limp.Emma’s eyes, which had been full of pity and tears, went blank for a second.When she refocused, the deep affection for Lucia in her gaze vanished, draining away as if a plug had been pulled. It was replaced by an icy distance, the same way she used to look at me.“Mother?” Lucia sensed something was wrong. “What’s the matter…”But Emma didn’t answer with her usual warmth.The Don, Vincenzo, was the same.The hand that had been on Lucia’s shoulder slowly pulled back. His brow furrowed, and he looked at Lucia with a cold, appraising stare, as if she were a stranger.Then,

Chapter 8

I didn’t answer right away.Every eye in the room was on me.Lucia, still on the floor, was looking at me with a pleading expression, but underneath it, I saw a flicker of resentment.She thought that if she acted pathetic enough, if she offered to back down, I would let her go, let her run off to Europe to lick her wounds.“Send her to Europe?” I repeated softly, a cold, mocking smile touching my lips.I walked slowly towards her until I was looking down at her.“Lucia,” I leaned in, my voice an icy whisper, “when you locked me in that damp, black basement to let the rats gnaw at my skin, did you ever think about letting me go?”A collective gasp went through the hall.Vincenzo and Emma’s faces changed instantly. Emma stared at me in disbelief. “Olivia, what are you talking about? What basement?”“And,” I ignored Emma, my eyes still locked on Lucia’s rapidly paling face, “when you had the staff pour ice water on my blankets in the dead of winter, forcing me to shiver in a corner; when

Chapter 9

Faced with their flattery, I maintained a perfect balance of humility and grace, smiling and responding to each one.Watching me, Vincenzo and Emma’s eyes were overflowing with pride and affection.They rushed to my side. Vincenzo placed a heavy hand on my shoulder and declared to the entire room:“Everyone, today, I am making it official—Olivia is the one and only, rightful heir to the Moretti family!”Emma pulled me into a hug, her voice thick with emotion. “My child, my good child… you’ve suffered so much all these years. From now on, we will leverage the full power of this family to make it up to you. We will never let you suffer another moment of hardship.”“Your plan was perfect. Ask for any reward you want, it’s yours.”Leaning into Emma’s warm embrace, hearing Vincenzo’s powerful promise, my own heart was cold and clear.Make it up to me?If I hadn’t plotted and schemed to expose Lucia’s true colors, they would still be treating her like their precious treasure, and I would be

Chapter 10

A month later, I got an update on Lucia.During another beating from the old bum, she finally fought back. She grabbed a bottle and smashed it over his head.The bum died. Lucia was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to ten years in prison.The day of the sentencing, a torrential rain fell over New York.Inside the Moretti manor, Vincenzo and Emma heard the news without a flicker of emotion.“She got what she deserved,” Emma said, gently stroking my hair, her tone soft but cold. “The way she tormented you, how she tried to break you… there’s justice in this world, my dear.”Vincenzo nodded in agreement, his eyes full of affection for me.Looking at their loving faces, my heart was a block of ice.I knew better than anyone how fragile and unreliable this "family love," bought with schemes and deception, truly was.Today, they could cast Lucia aside like trash for her "sins." Tomorrow, if I lost my value or crossed one of their lines, they would discard me just as easily.In this br

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