My brother was tortured to death by the criminals in order to save me. From that moment on, my parents hated me to death. They not only gave all their love to their adoptive daughter but also beat me until I vomited blood because I took a bite of the adoptive daughter's cake. "You took your brother's life, now you're trying to take Qianqian's things!" "You love to take so much! Why don't you just take yourself to die!" What they didn't know was that I really did die later on.
My mom pointed at me and yelled with fury. "If I'd known I'd give birth to someone as heartless as you, I should've strangled you at birth!"
Kimberly hid behind my mom. "Karlee, you took my cake. Why did you still hit me? Do you hate me that much?"
She looked innocent, as if she'd been deeply wronged, questioning me with a pitiful tone.
My dad overheard and pulled Kimberly into a comforting hug. He glanced at me, his expression unreadable.
Blood trickled down from the corner of my mouth.
They didn't know I hadn't stolen anything. Kimberly had offered me the cake herself.
Ever since Kimberly told my mom that eating vegetarian meals and drinking plain porridge would bring blessings, my three daily meals turned into watery gruel.
While they ate, I stood to the side, swallowing hard.
The constant hunger made my eyes light up when I saw the cake in Kimberly's hand.
Maybe my gaze was too intense. Kimberly deliberately held the cake out to me. "Go on, eat it. Consider it charity."
But the my moment I took a bite, she messed up her hair and ran crying to our parents, claiming I'd stolen her cake.
"You greedy pig! Who said you could eat?"My mom rushed over and slapped me without hesitation. "You took your brother's life, and now you're stealing from Kimberly!" You love taking things so much? Why don't you just die?"
The slap sent me sprawling to the floor, pain radiating through my body.
My eyes welled up instantly.
I wiped my tears with my arm and croaked, "But I'm your daughter. Why are you treating me like this?"
My mom kicked me in the stomach. "You're not my daughter. You're a curse!"
The pain in my gut drowned out whatever they said next.
Only one sentence stuck with me. "Why wasn't it you who died back then?"
Yeah, if I'd been the one to die, things would've been so much better.
The whispers said that out of bitter jealousy, Hadley shoved Eric's beloved down the stairs, robbing the unborn child of life. To avenge, Eric forced Hadley abroad and completely cut her off. Years later, she reemerged, and they felt like strangers. When they met again, she was the nightclub's star, with men ready to pay fortunes just to glimpse her elusive performance. Unable to contain himself, Eric blocked her path, asking, "Is this truly how you earn a living now? Why not come back to me?" Hadley's lips curved faintly. "If you’re eager to see me, you’d better join the queue, darling."
Joelle thought she could change Adrian's heart after three years of marriage, but she realized too late that it already belonged to another woman. "Give me a baby, and I'll set you free." The day Joelle went into labor, Adrian was traveling with his mistress on his private jet. "I don't care whom you love. My debt is paid. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other." Not long after Joelle left, Adrian found himself begging on his knees. "Please come back to me."
Lucia Balstone thought she had chosen the right man to spend the rest of her life with, but he was the one who ended her life. Their ten-year marriage seemed like a joke when her husband stabbed her with a dagger. Fortunately, God is never blind to people's tears. Lucia got a second chance. She was reborn at the age of 22, before all the terrible things had happened. This time, she was determined to avenge herself and let those who hurt her pay! She made an elaborate list of her goals, and the first thing on her list was to marry her ex-husband's enemy, Alonso Callen!
"Mr. Evans, please maintain some dignity. Don't forget I'm your brother's wife!" Having caught her husband and best friend together in the bed, Elena wanted nothing more than to exact revenge on the people she once called family. She refused to be a pitiful divorcee and vowed to make everyone who had once looked down on her beg for forgiveness. And to start with her newfound freedom, Elena indulges in a one-night stand with a stranger. However, what was meant to be a fleeting escape turns into a nightmare when she learns that the stranger is none other than her husband's older brother! Would Elena be free from the shackles of her marriage? Or would the mysterious stranger make her life a living hell since he seemed to have a personal vendetta against his family? [The story is 18+ and involves mature content.]
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