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Chapter 1

Evelyn's POVWhen Giselle Mercer saw me turn to leave without arguing, she only got more aggressive, clearly frustrated that she hadn't gotten a reaction out of me.She picked up the bowl of herbal broth, wrinkled her nose in disgust, and dumped it straight into the trash. "Ugh, it smells like something you'd find in a dumpster! I can't even stand being near it. Grandpa only fell for your nonsense because he's too nice!"The butler glanced at the discarded broth, then at the burns covering the back of my hand, his expression full of sympathy.My skin was covered in tiny blisters. I got up at four every morning to prepare that broth, spending hours tending to it over a small stove. The rare herbs alone had cost me every penny I'd earned from scholarships and part-time jobs throughout medical school.Hearing the commotion, my parents, Caspian Mercer and Vera Perron, came over. But instead of stopping Giselle, they immediately took her side."Evelyn, Giselle has been through so much

Chapter 2

Evelyn's POVI almost laughed at how certain Vera was that I'd been stealing from them.Only the finest medicinal herbs could keep the Blackthorn Venom in Kurt's body under control. That money wouldn't even cover a small amount of the finest wild-grown goldenseal.I'd never asked the Mercers for a penny. They'd adopted me, and I wanted to repay them for taking me in.For the past five years, I'd worked three jobs just to afford the herbs. To save money, I'd even gone deep into the mountains to gather them myself. More than once, I'd fallen down rocky slopes and come back covered in cuts and bruises.But I wasn't going to waste my breath explaining myself.There was no point defending myself to people who'd already decided I was a thief. Even if I showed them how I'd paid for everything, they would just question where I'd gotten so much money and accuse me of lying.Kurt heard the commotion and came into the living room, leaning on his cane. When he saw what was scattered across

Chapter 3

Evelyn's POVInside the car, the man's voice shook with excitement."Ms. Mercer, I'm the Hawthorne family's butler. Two years ago, you found Mr. Hawthorne Senior and saved his life."We offered you a position with the family afterward, but you turned us down because you needed to take care of your own family."His eyes filled with tears. "We've been keeping an eye on you ever since. When Mr. Hawthorne Senior's eldest grandson heard you'd left the Mercers today, he sent me to pick you up right away."He wanted you to know that if you accept his offer, the Hawthorne family will always have your back."I watched the Mercer residence disappear into the distance. "Alright. Take me to Mr. Hawthorne Senior."…Back at the Mercer residence, the living room fell silent for several seconds.Giselle was the first to speak, scoffing dismissively. "Oh, please. She probably hired that car just to show off! Everyone knows she's broke. She can't even afford a decent handbag. There's no way sh

Chapter 4

Third-Person POVThree days later, the Mercers threw a lavish party to officially welcome Giselle back into the family.To show off his connections, Caspian had even invited Samuel Prescott, one of the country's leading experts in herbal medicine.Samuel had agreed to attend out of respect for his longstanding friendship with the family. But the moment he saw Giselle helping Kurt onto the stage, his expression changed.Kurt was smiling and greeting the guests, his face flushed, but Samuel could immediately tell something was terribly wrong.Kurt’s forehead held a dull cast, yet his complexion was abnormally rosy. The black vine at the base of his neck had spread behind his ears.Samuel pushed through the crowd and rushed onto the stage. "Mr. Mercer Senior! Your face is rosy, and that black vine has spread past your ears! The poison has reached your heart! This sudden improvement is just a final burst of energy before death!"Have you stopped taking the medicine Evelyn gave you t

Chapter 5

Third-Person POVThe banquet hall fell eerily silent. The huge funeral wreath stood in the middle of the hall, its presence akin to a stinging slap to the Mercers.Terrified, Giselle quickly backed away from the wreath. When she finally made out Evelyn's name on the note that came with the wreath, she began shrieking at the top of her lungs."It's Evelyn! That bitch was the one who had the wreath delivered here just to place a curse on Grandpa! He was still fine after eating the seafood soup I made! He must have gotten so pissed that he coughed out blood right after he spotted that cursed wreath!"Caspian busied himself with patting Kurt on the back, trying to help him regulate his breathing. The moment he heard Giselle's words, he quickly found an outlet for his alarm and panic.With bloodshot eyes, he started yelling at the funeral wreath. "Evelyn Mercer is such an ungrateful wretch! We took her in and provided for her over the past five years, and this is how she repays us? By

Chapter 6

Evelyn's POVThe Mercers kept looking everywhere for me frantically. But they couldn't reach me on the phone. On top of that, I had already blocked them on WhatsApp.At 8:00 pm, Caspian finally found out through some connections in the elite society that I was attending a networking dinner for leading traditional doctors in the medical field. The moment he, Vera, and Giselle barged into the banquet hall, they were stunned by what they saw.In the middle of the brightly-lit hall, I could be seen clad in a luxurious, custom-fitted gown. At the moment, I was surrounded by a group of the most renowned medical experts in the nation. One of them happened to be Samuel—the very same doctor who Giselle had claimed to have spouted superstitious nonsense and got thrown out of the welcome-home party by Caspian himself.At that time, Samuel was eagerly seeking my advice. His face was alight with excitement, as though he was a student hungry for knowledge."Dr. Mercer, after you told me abo

Chapter 7

Third-Person POVAfter the Mercers got kicked out of the hotel, they hurried back to the hospital in a fit of despair.The daily bills for ICU care were over ten thousand dollars. At the moment, Kurt relied on various expensive medical equipment that was imported, as well as life-saving injections just to survive.Giselle stood anxiously outside the ICU ward. She wasn't worried about Kurt in the slightest—rather, she was worried about the fact that he hadn't drafted a will yet.If he were to die without doing so, then Giselle would never be able to secure the majority of the Mercer family fortune, as per the law. On the contrary, Caspian and Vera would definitely pin the blame on her for Kurt's collapse at the welcome-home party.No… Kurt couldn't die now!Left without a choice, Giselle decided to pull some strings through her old friends. She had to spend an astronomical sum just to get in contact with a top-tier wonder drug specialist who claimed that he had just returned from

Chapter 8

Third-Person POVThe hospital issued an ultimatum to the Mercers—if they couldn't clear Kurt's medical bills in time, the staff would have no choice but to take him off life support.At this point, Caspian had no choice but to pawn the family residence off to the bank. While he was tearing through the villa in search of the property deed, his foot accidentally nudged against Evelyn's worn-out bag that Giselle had thrown to the floor on the day she left.Caspian was delighted by the sight of the medicinal herbs that were still scattered across the floor. He remembered Evelyn saying that those herbs were extremely expensive in the past.There was nothing left for Caspian to lose, anyway. So, he quickly gathered the herbs and stuffed them into the bag. Before long, he flagged down a cab and rushed toward a pharmacy that sold herbal medication.Ironically, Samuel was the one running the pharmacy today. Caspian pushed the bag toward Samuel on the counter. He asked hoarsely, "How mu

Chapter 9

Evelyn's POVThree days later, Kurt finally breathed his last amid the excruciating pain that had been tormenting him. The moment he was taken off life support, his skin had already gone black from the rot.Before he died, a tear had rolled down the corner of his eye, which was left staring up at the ceiling. Clearly, he never got to rest in peace.One could only wonder whether he regretted smashing the clay medicinal pot during the final days of his life.…Kurt's death marked the beginning of the Mercers' downfall. Since their liquid funds were already gone, the bank sent representatives to seize the Mercers' family residence and company.To wash their hands of the responsibility, Caspian and Vera visited the police station with the hospital's security footage. There, they filed a police report against Giselle."It was Giselle! She was the one who hired an illegal doctor to inject poison into my dad's veins! She's a murderer and a scammer!"Giselle tried to steal what little

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