Chapter 17 Beneath the Facade

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Leah’s expression was full of disdain. The kindness and gentleness she showed to the Nelsons were completely absent when dealing with her biological parents. Instead, her sharp and bitter true nature was on full display.

“Only two million dollars? What’s there to be so happy bout? The diamond necklace my brother gave me is worth five million dollars.”

Ignorant fools, she thought.

With irritation, she demanded, “Weren’t you supposed to ruin Charmaine tonight, force her to agree to donate her kidney? What kind of useless trash did you hire? They couldn’t even handle one woman!”

The thought of that disgusting man grinning lewdly at her and the filthy things he had said made Leah’s blood boil.

Sophie was equally frustrated. “What kind of skills could that little tramp have? She’s just lucky!”

At this, Leah exploded with fury.

“Charmaine has all the luck, doesn’t she? Everything is handed to her on a silver platter, while I struggle and strive, only to end up with disasters like that fake antique. It’s like I’m cursed!”

Bennett frowned. “What happened? Antique… are you talking about the one you got for Zayn?”

Leah’s eyes reddened. In front of the Nelson family, she was the picture of sweet innocence, but now she was vicious, her expression twisted with rage.

hadn’t come back, none

worried she might do something rash.

weren’t for Charmaine, we

glared at her mother, her face full of shame

to understand the world, she knew she

precious treasure.

bad luck? She was born in luxury. Who

was shattered the day before Milo’s 12th

found her. They told her the unthinkable: they were her real parents. She wasn’t the Nelsons‘ daughter. The real Nelson daughter was Charmaine, who

full of misfortune, while Charmaine’s

believe them, nor did she want to. She ignored

knew she’d grown up spoiled, arrogant, and overbearing, always fording over her brothers. They doted on her because he

they found out she wasn’t really their sister, would they still

Leah racked her brain

expected that, while she stood on the beach smugly watching Milo overwhelmed with emotion, a wave would sweep her

she woke up in the hospital, Leah was still groggy, but she vaguely remembered Bennett slipping something into her hand while the

baby teeth. If you want to survive, you

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