divorce my father without giving him a penny. She told me to keep my
oommates, who looked down on the poor, thought I wa
y father's illegitimate daughter w
and the illegitimate daughter, she start
ut this time, I decided to give
omething up. As I pushed open the door, I was greeted by some unmistakably intima
mother a
t face. She was as calm as ever and said, "K
cisiveness made me a
er might look like a normal housewife, but she
ocus on preparin
ted to the most prestigious university
that covered half her face and was decked out in designer brands from head to toe. She even had a
entering the dorm was to give
at the purse
med off about the har
ry soft and delicate, but th
.. a cheap
ometimes, it was kind to let
ed and asked curiously, "Iv
isa, don't mind her. Just look at her. She's probably
Even the counselor said Ivy couldn't afford
d by their c
en through tho
ise and then looke
the smirk at the corner of her mo
m a wealthy family with hundreds of millions of dollars. But I still live in the dor
rrogantly in front of me. If my mother weren't in the middle of divorcing my father, that scumbag, and t
ne, "Absolutely. Nothing's more beauti
be sarca
your father's illegitimate daughter shares
her sent me
ed. What dr
imate daughter was
, it was definitely not the tim
father. He actually wanted to have din
uldn't be an
out even worse t
over Lisa. He served her food, poured her tea, and handed her nap
jeal
Everyone wanted a
e enthusiasm. "Ivy, you're here. Let me intro
't expect him to so openly introduc
She clearly had
inned sweetly. "Dad, did you know i
ead indulgently. "Really?
nding tone. "Ivy, you need to take good
says we're real sisters now.
nd it. But I still had to play the part of
make it work anymore. She's too overbearing. No m
what he
er and wished for me to be on his s
h him, but I knew he was use
apped around her fing
ient daughter so as to collect
idn't play along were
's arms and complained. "Mom, how did
Don't worry. Just hang in there a little longer. I'll mak
dnapped by traffickers. My grandpa
ut for some reason, they broke up. To pay off th
rried into my mother's famil
rtment blocks and would collect rent in
were put under my father's name. My mother didn't want to let my father's mistress and her daughter ben
hadn't managed the company. He l
in the company, and they had a lot of power
support his mistress. At first, my mother tried to intervene, bu
ompany, but he was not cut out for busines
want it anymore. So she was happy to let my father t
nt to the campus swi
face wasn't perfect, but she had long, flawless
t, many guys' ey
th, was one of them. He w
sights set on him
o Kenneth, just like her
th, and said in a sweet, flirtatious voi
then he seemed to realize something w
el and pretended not to mind it. "I
g to happen. So I acted generous and ma
suddenly put on a friendly face.
rse, I went to the swimming pool to swim. I
ven pursuing
a a mocking smile. "I'm
sa and jumped into the pool with her. The way he rushed in wa
ing in each other's ears. Lisa blushed and playfully punched Kenneth
at Kenneth. Then I dunked his head underwat
and it was a piece of cake for hi
on an innocent face. "Ivy, why are yo
d behind Kenneth and looked pitiful.
baff
even scol
d. So why did he act like I
ou're right here watching us. We're not sneaking aro
learn how to swim," Lisa said, shr
d. Others might think
y her. "Exactly. Ivy, why are you being so
threw my towel hard at Kenneth'
ling, "Are you really upset? Fi
e and deleted Lisa from his con
st date with Kenneth, but I wa
sent me a message. "Ivy, get
. It was in the Harmony
dded, "R
d a beat as I r
sudden impulse. Without thinking, I jumped out
ke I was
floor and saw two police officers
see what was happening, a voice calle
alf my anxiety melt awa
asked, "What
ited as she said, "You
yfriend was cheating. But why
ut of room 318. They were two police officers, a man a
t I was the one b
e fool a
had slept with Kenneth. The only diff
ay, Kenneth found out Lisa was rich an
he police station, asking me to
er was already there. H
rted blaming me. "Where have
now, so why haven't th
two people. Otherwise, why
late on
y father's
his daug
Now I was supposed to bail h
d I get scol
cept such dou
pretended not to know what was goi
d guiltily, and his voice was much softer. "She'
t an investigation, why do the
nts on the table. "Since the family
ed in shock, "My sister and my boyfrien
leaned in to lis
embarrassed too. For the first time, he said gently to me, "Ivy, Lisa was
isa and Kennet
tely started pretending. She looked panicked and aggrieved. "Ivy, Kenneth and I were j
her words o
g about swimming
hey be half-dre
them put on the
act innocent, at least
e perfect spot to
d. He shielded Lisa behind him and said,
d they s
I was the home wrecker who s
rag things to the police station?" I pinched my thigh to forc
otectively. "What are you doing? Lisa, you knew he was Ivy's boyfriend.
e she'd been de
lse. If you don't believe it, I'll just have to prove it by killing
station? Why didn't she just p
he-top performance a
isgust. "Ivy, I don't like you anymore. Lisa is gentle, considerate, and kind-h
ned to me and tried to persuade me. "Ivy, you'd better let Lisa have him. Kenneth alrea
ty. He quickly added, "I'll set yo
y and glared at me as if
e, "It's fine. If Lisa likes Kenneth, I'll let
ympathy as he patted my head.
uld I
daughter means lying through m
e grabbed my hand and sai
d satisfied wi
en more
ug as she thou
at her real troubles