Semua Bab The Sister They Threw Away: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Something seemed to explode inside my head. I curled my lips into a bitter smile, mocking myself for ever getting my hopes up.I had thought my brothers called me back because they remembered today was my birthday.Even though I had already decided to leave, I had still held on to the desperate hope that they might explain themselves and that I could have one last happy birthday.Instead, they just wanted to give Leah a complete family. They wanted to get rid of me, the burden, once and for all.Six months of working odd jobs had left my hands covered in tiny cuts and scrapes.My hands shook as I picked up the pen. The cuts on my fingers made my writing jagged and unsteady. A single tear fell onto my signature, smudging a small blot of ink.I finished signing and looked up at Dominic through tear-filled eyes.He turned away, avoiding my gaze. His voice was low and heavy. "Now that you've signed, you should go. Leah doesn't like you, and today is her birthday. Don't ruin it for her."I

After my shift, I went to the clinic near the bar by myself.I was a regular. The doctor sighed when he saw me walk in.He brought over his supplies, knelt in front of me, and carefully extracted the glass shards from the raw wounds on my legs.I gritted my teeth through the whole thing without making a sound."Ms. Weems, don't you have any family to come with you?"Company. The word felt as foreign to me as love.I smiled and shook my head. "They're busy keeping someone else company."The doctor gave me a pitying look and, as usual, prescribed the least expensive antibiotic.I limped out of the clinic and took the money Darian had thrown at me to the bank.But when I saw the balance on my account, my eyes went wide.Balance: $0.Every dollar I had saved for my living expenses in Zurich was gone!Not a single cent was left.My mind went blank for a moment, then I forced myself to think clearly.The account had been opened under the Weems Family name, which meant the only people who cou

Dominic had his aide contact the gala's organizers to inform them the Weems Family would not be attending.Leah tugged at Dominic's sleeve, shaking it pleadingly. "But Darian is waiting for us there."Dominic looked at her, his gaze so cold she might as well have been a stranger.Leah bit her lip, hurt, and slowly lowered her head.Julian rushed to Leah's defense. "Even if you're worried about Heather, you shouldn't take it out on Leah."Dominic loosened his tie impatiently. "Do you remember when Leah wanted that necklace as a kid, and you slapped Heather's hands raw because she wouldn't give it up?"Julian's face changed instantly."Even then, even when you hit her, she held on to that necklace and refused to let go. But now she's pawned it without a second thought. Do you really still think she's just angry?"Before Julian could answer, Dominic pulled open the car door. "Let's check the apartment."The atmosphere inside the car turned to ice.The streets blurred past the windows. The

After that, word spread across the city that the Weems Family was searching for their missing daughter.They offered a reward no one could ignore: half a million dollars for anyone who could provide useful information about Heather.But no one had any leads.In a dark, abandoned warehouse, Dominic and Julian sat on a raised platform, watching coldly as their men tortured the thugs who had beaten me.Darian burst in and shouted at Dominic. "You sent Leah back to those relatives? She's your sister!""She's not," Dominic said."She doesn't deserve to be," Julian added.Darian's jaw tightened, barely containing his fury. His eyes shifted to the thugs being tortured below."What are you doing? Those are just thugs from that neighborhood. Why punish them?"One of the thugs could no longer bear Dominic's barbed whip. Bleeding all over, he crawled forward on his knees, begging. "Don Weems, we were wrong! We never should've followed Leah's orders to hurt Heather."Darian thought he had misheard

To let me finish my studies in peace, Enzo and Conrad didn't reveal my face to the public. They simply announced that the Karl Family's only princess had returned.Enzo began bringing me into the Family's business. Whether I was reviewing the books or fighting my way out of a shootout, I handled it flawlessly."Enzo, do you think I'm too competitive? Does it bother you?"Enzo laughed and ruffled my hair. "A Karl princess should be competitive. How else are you going to keep those old men in the Family in line?"Warmth spread through my chest.What others had called a flaw was a badge of honor in my real family's eyes.While managing the Family's business, I completed my graduate program in record time.After graduation, I leveraged the connections I had built at school to rapidly expand the Family's operations.The Karl Family grew more powerful by the day, and its businesses eventually expanded into the country I had left behind.To celebrate the launch of our newest venture, we hoste