ce'
y drowned. After we called for an ambulance in a panic, everyone assumed I was the one who pushed h
l our relatives. My mother, even angrier, kicked open my bed
o avenge her adopted daughter. It felt like she was ready to rip me,
elf. "Am I crazy? Why would I push her into the wat
ew times and threw everything on the bedside at me. "You have a heart
her to fail. You envy her beauty and kindness. You've made so many
e back. "Fine! If you love Lillian so much, can I just
, my mother suddenly grabbed me and slapped me hard-twice. "You're
rter family? If you cause a scene like this, what wil
been squeezed into them. "So to you, I'm just a tool,
onths of your birth, your father's stocks and funds plummeted.
furious. "You're nothing but
life. You treat me like a cash cow, demanding money and
grievances spill out. "Would you be satisfi
es Lillian. At least she won't suffer anymore. He
haniel's eyes when he rescued Lillian. He thoug
e Alice. She... she definitely d
at, Lillian com
but he shook me off. My mom glared at me with such intensity it felt like she wanted to tear
was the one who called out to me first, saying she liked Nathaniel and asking if I could give
ide and knocked me to the ground. He jumped
o you want to kill your
y. Somehow, Lillian's status in that family has risen dramatically. My parents trea
o to any lengths to give her the stars and the moon. Me
re favored. But this isn't the first time she has deliberately framed me