Left In The Dust, Now I Shine Again

ting a grand birthday gal

om blazed with crystal chandeliers

otten corner, sat a tiny storage ro

living in that room f

y burst open wit

e gown worth millions. She tossed a cheap, wrin

this. And remember, you're just my backdrop tonight. Wipe

The fabric was so poorly made that threads were already pulli

a at birth. Because of that, Jessica had grown up in the Benson household, while

ago, Evelyn thought her suffering had ended. She wa

ed one, while Jessica was the dau

?" Jessica wrinkled her nose. "This room

the door shu

d changed into the ridi

eartbeat, the ballroom fell silent. Even in the glaringly cheap dre

ly put on a sweet smile. She hurried over and linked her arm

guests as he announced, "Today we're celebrating my daughter Jess

with no warmth at all, onl

f the family, still and composed, like

She looked up right away and saw the huge crystal

r Jessica on instinct, but

ssi

s the chandelier began to fall. But he didn't reach for Evelyn. In his de

Don't b

y beneath the falling chandelier. The impact exploded acros

re throu

ng red. Through the haze, she could make out her parents and her f

are you

goodn

even as she lay there, bleeding out in

n when her life was on the line, she wasn't

hing deep inside her

..

es again, she was lying i

e. The only voices she heard we

n covered in blood, and not a single

t even send a caregiver. The police

e a tear slid down the side of he

lf down in hopes they would finally accept her-it all felt like a cruel

her phone and

e, still soaking up everyone's concern a

arse but completely cold. "I don't w

or a second. "What a

ly and clearly, "I'll take your plac

y. Their heir, Kellan Miller, was supposedly too sic

sons couldn't wait to get rid of Evelyn, calling her a curse on the family

with no special attention, and th

so Evelyn went through the ceremony by herself while the guests openly

he spent her wed

h his long legs crossed. His assistant stood in front of him, holding out a fil

eyes showed an easy, almost careless charm, but s

ng Evelyn timid, mediocre

? Medi

g alone, a room full of vultures circling, her f

s a good match for