Lahat ng Kabanata ng They Don't Know What They Have Lost: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

When I got home, the front door was half open. I could faintly hear Stella complaining, "She wasn't even raised by us, so no wonder she has no manners. She wasn't lovable as a child, and now she's grown up to be useless. If I'd known this would happen, I never should have had her."Julian tried to calm her down. "I'll tell her later that she's not allowed to come home unless she finds a job. She's not capable of much, but she still listens to us. Don't worry."I froze where I stood. For a moment, I felt like a stranger who had walked into the wrong house. I didn't know what to do.Just then, my phone suddenly rang.They heard it and turned around.Stella let out a scream and put a hand over her chest. "Why are you standing by the door like that? You scared me to death!"Before I could say anything, she continued, "You've always been so sneaky. Ever since you were little."I stood there in a daze.I'd once heard my grandmother, Penelope Stevenson, say that my birth had been an accident.

"Mom, I don't have any money for breakfast. Just give me this dollar so I can eat."After I closed the door, Julian threw his travel mug at it.I tilted my head back and laughed at myself.So, Iris was allowed to do whatever she wanted, but I wasn't.I should have realized a long time ago that this was never my home.The main team at the new branch wasn't fully in place yet, so my boss generously let me take my vacation days.For the next two weeks, I started copying Iris and asking my family for money every day."Mom, I found a dress I really like. Give me 2,000 dollars.""Dad, my friend is getting married, and I need to buy a gift. Just give me 1,000 dollars."But every time, they yelled at me."Lydia, you're so useless!""If you can't find a job, then just marry some man and let him support you. Just don't keep living with us.""How could we have raised such a useless daughter?"But I didn't care at all. I simply smiled and kept scrolling through my phone.Iris posted another pictur

The living room fell completely silent.My relatives stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.Stella's face looked terrible.She wanted to say something, but when she met my cold gaze, the words died in her throat.After a while, she suddenly seemed to find the perfect excuse.Her tone softened, and she even sounded awkwardly sweet. "Lydia, getting promoted is such a big thing. Why didn't you tell us? You've always been the type to keep everything to yourself."Her expression became complicated, but there was also a hint of relief. "You're becoming the general manager of a branch, so you'll be managing quite a few people, right? Your salary must have gone up a lot too, hasn't it?"Here we go again.Just a few minutes ago, I was the daughter they'd thrown out of their home.Now that they saw I had money and a good position, I was suddenly their daughter again—the one they could brag about to other people."Yeah, why didn't you tell us about your promotion?" Iris said with a sweet

But I quickly stepped back and pulled away from her hand as if she were some terrifying monsters. "Don't touch me."I looked at the woman who had given birth to me but had never loved me and spoke slowly. "From now on, we're even. I have nothing to do with you anymore.""Caroline, let's go." I grabbed my suitcase and walked out without looking back.The moment the car door closed, the world suddenly felt quiet.Caroline glanced at me through the rearview mirror; her eyes filled with careful concern. "Ms. Stevenson, should we go straight to the airport?""Yes." I leaned back against the seat and closed my eyes.I was exhausted. But at the same time, I'd never felt so free.After arriving in my new city, I handled the transition at work as quickly as possible.My new job was more challenging than I'd expected, but it also made me feel more alive.I no longer had to worry about supporting Julian, Stella, or Iris. So, in my third month in the new city, I paid cash for a small, fully furnis

Before they could say anything, I quickly scrolled down. "These are the records of all the money I've transferred to my family."Every single transaction was clearly visible.I looked at Julian and Stella and asked, "You said you worked so hard to raise me. Then tell me, do you have any records showing how much you spent on me? How much money did you actually spend raising me?"Julian and Stella's faces stiffened. They looked like they were about to say something.But I didn't give them the chance.Instead, I pulled up the information I had learned from our old neighbors and relatives. "Iris said she found herself a rich boyfriend, but that's not what happened. She thought she was going to marry into a wealthy family, so she sold the apartment you bought for her. Then she spent the money on expensive gifts for that man, hoping his family would look up to her."Last month, she even bought him a 50,000-dollar watch. But it turns out he isn't from some rich family at all. His family owns