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Chapter 1

I swallowed the bitterness rising in my chest and pushed the door open.The moment they saw me standing in the doorway, their smiles froze.Loic walked over to me. Apparently, he still thought he could talk his way out of it. "We were just talking about taking you to the airport first," he said gently, "so we'd get a little more time with you."I stepped away from his outstretched hand and smiled bitterly. "Do you really think I'm that stupid?"My mother's face stiffened for a moment, but she quickly recovered. "Theona, since you heard everything, I'll be direct. Clarine has been through enough since you came back. All she wants this time is a graduation trip of her own."My father chimed in. "Now that we've found our biological daughter, we can't let people think we're mistreating our adopted daughter. Theona, think of the family's reputation. Don't make a big deal out of this."What a noble speech. Anyone listening would think I was the villain and Clarine was the innocent victim.Bu

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Chapter 2

As soon as she finished speaking, tears started streaming down Clarine's cheeks.Right away, all three of them were fussing over her.My mother hurried over, pulled Clarine into her arms, and gently patted her back to soothe her.My father frowned. "Theona, stop sulking. Be the bigger person. You're our only biological daughter. Everything we have will be yours one day. Your sister just wants one trip. That's all she's asking for."Was that really all she wanted? Then why had she taken everything from me?My father never gave me a cent in allowance, yet he'd bought Clarine several cars.My mother said Clarine was her daughter too, and she wouldn't neglect her just because I'd come home. Instead, she showered Clarine with even more love and attention.For every dress my mother bought me, she bought ten for Clarine so she wouldn't feel left out. When Clarine said she liked a doll I'd bought with my scholarship money, my mother simply took it from me and gave it to her. She always remembe

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Chapter 3

I didn't actually have many things of my own in this house.I took only the few clothes I'd bought myself, then looked for the small metal box where I kept my savings. Every cent in it had come from my part-time jobs and scholarships.My mother's birthday was coming up, and I'd been saving to buy her the scarf she'd had her eye on.But the metal box was gone.Frantic, I ran to find Clarine. She was out feeding the koi."I thought no one wanted the money, so I used it to buy a ring." She lifted her hand and wiggled her fingers smugly."I saved that money myself!" I shouted, my temper snapping. Clarine just laughed. "Where would you even get money? Whatever you have came from Dad anyway. Mom says we're sisters, so what's yours is mine."Clarine sneered. "It's just a little money. Why are you making such a big deal out of it? No wonder Mom, Dad, and Loic all look down on you. If you want it, go get it yourself."With that, she pulled off the ring and tossed it into the koi pond.She'd spe

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Chapter 4

By the time I found the ring, it was getting dark, and I was frozen through.Shivering, I climbed out of the pond. Warm light spilled from the house. Inside, they were gathered around the table like one big happy family.I wanted to go in and take a hot shower, but the door was locked from the inside.Through the window, I could see the food on the table. Every dish was one of Clarine's favorites.Loic peeled a shrimp and held it to Clarine's lips. My mother sighed regretfully. "Maybe we should've waited a little longer before bringing Theona home. You might've fallen for Clarine by then, and she wouldn't have had to go through all this heartbreak."Loic smiled and playfully pinched Clarine's cheek. "Who knows? Maybe being your brother-in-law means I'll get to stay in your life longer than I ever would've as your boyfriend."In that moment, I felt sick to my stomach.Suddenly, I remembered the time Loic got drunk and blurted out Clarine's name while holding me in his arms.He'd said he

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Chapter 5

That night, the wind picked up. My mother opened the door and came out to look for me, but I was nowhere to be seen. All she found was the beautifully wrapped box sitting by the door.She opened it. Inside was a scarf from a small, high-end label, one she absolutely loved."Well, that was sweet of Theona..." My mother smiled, feeling a little touched.She called me over and over, but I never answered. Her messages went unanswered too. Suddenly, she had a bad feeling.Just then, Clarine came out too, arm in arm with my father. Loic trailed behind them."Where's Theona?" My father still sounded stern, but when he saw the scarf in my mother's hands, his voice lost its edge.Before my mother could answer, Clarine jumped in. "Mom, Dad, Theona has no respect for either of you. Dad told her to stay here and think about what she'd done, but she ran off somewhere to have fun instead."She was trying to get my father worked up. But this time, my mother didn't go along with her."Theona must have

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Chapter 6

My father had people searching for me everywhere. But even after two whole days, they still hadn't found a trace of me.My mother clutched her phone and called me again and again. Every call went straight to voicemail.Then the essential oils I'd ordered for her arrived.Back when I first came home, my mother had trouble sleeping. So I secretly learned massage techniques and tried different essential oils to help her sleep. Every night, I'd massage her until she drifted off.My mother clutched the bottle of oil to her chest as tears rolled down her cheeks."So all this time, Theona... she'd been doing all of this for me." The more my mother thought about it, the more her heart ached.My father began remembering things too.No matter how late he came home from business dinners, I'd leave a light on and wait up with something for his hangover.After people mocked me at that dinner party, I practiced proper etiquette like my life depended on it. All I wanted was to make sure I'd never emb

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Chapter 7

The work had been progressing steadily since I arrived on Wrangel Island.Every morning, I headed out with the team. We tracked the polar bears' movements, set up cameras, checked the equipment, and waited patiently for the perfect shot.Watching and filming polar bears was slow, tedious work. But for the first time in my life, my days felt truly full.No one was telling me who I was supposed to be. No one was looking at me with disappointment or judging my choices.I could wait quietly on the ice for hours just to get one precious shot. And when I captured rare behavior on camera, I was as happy as a kid.I was enjoying this life more and more.Busy, free, and finally, truly my own.My parents never stopped looking for me. After going to great lengths, they finally got in touch with Ellen. They asked where I was and begged me to forgive them and come home.Ellen didn't know what to do, so she handed me the phone. Without a word, I shook my head and hung up.I'd given up on them comple

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Chapter 8

Loic confessed that he and Clarine had a history. "But even so, you're the only one I've ever loved," he said. "Clarine is so vicious. If I'd known what she did to you, I never would have gotten mixed up with her!"I found Loic's hypocrisy disgusting. More than anything, I regretted how blind I'd once been. How had I ever fallen for a man like this?And this time, Loic hadn't reached out just to win me back. What he really wanted was for me to talk my parents into backing off from the Beaumont family.That was when I learned Clarine had gone straight to Loic after being thrown out.Loic knew staying involved with Clarine would only hurt him, so of course he shut the door in her face."But she's completely insane. That night, when I was drunk, she actually recorded a video... She-she leaked it. She wants to take me down with her." Loic sounded like he was falling apart.To make this two-timing jerk pay for what he'd done to me, my father cut off all business ties with the Beaumont famil

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Chapter 9

For the next two years, I put down roots on Wrangel Island.Our team completed several long-term field studies and filled in major gaps in the data on the island's ecosystem. I also helped film and produce several nature documentaries.One of them was selected for screening at an international nature documentary festival and even won an award in the natural history category.My research papers were published one after another. Our team was also invited to partner with several conservation groups on a college outreach tour to teach people about science and conservation.Two years later, I was no longer the girl people laughed at, the one her own family didn't want. I was now a field researcher, standing onstage and presenting my own work.The day I returned to my alma mater to give a talk, I was surprised to spot Clarine at the edge of the crowd.Her clothes were ragged, her hair a mess, and her face filthy. One of her legs was badly injured, and she sat huddled by the side of the road.

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