Rebirth of a Betrayed Daughter: Seeking My Own Light

holding the hand of their adopted daughter, Lizzie

her stood on the stage, th

posed to be

ly chosen that

was the one who took the blame. If I shed a single tear, our parents would scold me for be

heir biologi

wore I would no longer

.

I found myself back on the da

ncle's family died in an accident, she bec

sisted on adopting Lizzie, and my father agreed

arms, her eyes slightly redd

d? I'm used to it and it makes me f

sanna's room has a big bed. You can sleep there

them, watching it a

d pointed, shouting, "Susanna, what's with tha

r scowle

ow. You can't bully her, understand? You can sleep els

t as biased and so unbearab

the older sister, I was expec

m for two lifetimes, still fel

ome, I was no longer the apple of their eye

nd was ill, I had to pamper her, so

t I was only half a mo

ents' biological child. She was just my unc

I didn't cry in

, when I threatened suicide, my mother st

th suicide. They're truly in love. Woul

to have forgotten that I wa

my mother. At this moment, she seemed to

equally. I will be fair

statement, my he

g her biological daughter to her niece was al

If I hadn't lived through my past life, I

emained undiscovered until m

ly grabbed my hand and cautiously said, " Susanna, it'

r, so I pulled my hand away and

all me back, but my

nd of her. See, Lizzie is the well-behaved one. She knows her place and

d slammed the d

e Susanna who longed for family love was dead. I needed

arsh words from my

.

om, studying and organiz

innocent facade or her attemp

idn't notice the door quietly opening.

ld take a break an

dly and asked flatl

"Do you not like milk? What would yo

along with her act,

p. Seeing Lizzie in tears, Dominick

ked aggrie

ndly brought you milk, and this is

be unreasonable. The guest room isn

e no one disturbs my studies again. Also, I've been lactose i

less, especially my parents and Dominick,

ined unfazed, tr

is. It was my fault. Please don't be

could have said so. You didn't have to make a scene. You're just targeting L

you grow up. We're all family. Why is Lizzie

Susanna, you should learn from Lizzie. She di

ghtly, my nails dig

this room for over ten years. Now that she's her

our sister now. She's not well and has psychological issues. Do you want

t to be afraid, while my parents stood by her,

in this moment, Lizzie had taken my place, and the

ng right from wrong, all for an adopted daughter. Even my bro

but I ignored her smugness an

followed me, "If you l

rs. Even though I had experienced th

fully to perfection. As soon as he

hen I did nothing, I

s, I could never c

.

rived in the b

. I had my eye on the latest model. As I test

an I have a

sanna, your mother and I love you the most. You wanted a phone,

hs. How could I not love you? Lizzie is your sister now. She's not

phone, neither nodd

silently with red eye

gged Lizzie, "Why are you cry

igh-end brand. We couldn't afford it before. Susanna, I really just wanted to have a look at it.

nd placed it in Lizzie's, reassuring her, "Use i

re exactly the same

er have it and pick a cheaper one for yourself? Or we c

200 dollars as m

I had thrown a tantrum in the store, causing a commotion and a

e, but that didn't mean I

ck and told Lizzie, "Th

owing a brave smile. "Mom, Susanna is right. It's her birthday gift.

ade my pare

while comforting Lizzie. "Don't be afra

ed that we didn't buy for you? Today, we asked you to let Lizzie have th

tears welling up in my eyes, put

a glimpse of Lizzie's eyes, which flashed

phone and accompanying Lizzie as she checked its f

ays has that

she think our mone

d even prepared a birt

birthday girl,

ked a table at a grand hotel, inviting many relatives and friends to introduce her t

y said I should be busy studying, a

e and focused on studying, determined t

.

vantage of an adult's memory

the school com

saw Lizzie crying i

ur pride anymore. Susanna is so smart. I en

comfort her. "She's smart, but she's also cunni

rt too. The most important thing is that you're dutiful.

her. You might pick up bad habits. Your health is ju

and was warm, but

had to hurt me with harsh w

rents, I would have suspected I w

eived a bouquet at

years older than me and had previously visited the school to recruit talent

to be the first to cong

nts that there would be a paren

t one of them wou

d they promised t

erence require a whole entour

kind of attitude is that? Can't yo

. "Lizzie already told her teacher we'd all

arcasticall

ways have to compete for attention? You know Lizzie's not in good health. O

an you, but she's so considerate it breaks our hearts. If you c

same as in my past life. Wh

eart ached. I shouldn't

conference, my seat was empty,

dy to be

a suit, and sat in my place, saying, "I'm S

I felt a stran

eemed more reliable than

, my parents de

ed, "

r. Lambert? Susanna, you're promised to someone, yet you're flirting aroun

Maybe I misunderstood. Even though it's all over sc

zzie had also stirr

drastic measures to prove my innoce

I lost the little

slammed the table, "Confess honestly. Have yo

and let out a cold

rops. "Susanna, don't be mad. I didn't expect Mom and Dad to

her, "You're not wrong, Lizzie

he blame on yourself. Susanna should e

biological parents never o

osing silence as despair gra

.

g. My parents and my brother rushed out in a panic to look

bombarded with a phone call from Domin

hy I fell for Lizzie's tricks. She disappeared on purpose

s house, she cried, saying she mis

n my happy family and that she had

ey scolded me for a long tim

onth, and during that time, I

ouldn't fall for it again. Instea

I'll celebrate your

as ever, rented out an amusement park

und Lizzie and returned home, o

calle

plain, they start

the bad. Disappearing on purpose, is that it? Ar

when you go somewhere? Even Lizzie knows to

the same house with me, I still li

le more sensible like Lizzie?

hing to say, not givin

phone, speaking coldly to them, "This is

ainly relieved, but she didn't even bother to tell u

as a fiancé. Is it really ok

ce, "Susanna is like a siste

d crying, "I was just worried about her reputation

n the other end, telling h

differently, "Lizzie, your acting

at, I h

s dropped me off at m

were sitting on the sofa

but I spoke first, "I'm tired.

mouths but event

ed that they had gr

.

day, I applied t

, and I didn't want to go home and see Lizzi

tell your teacher to wait a bit. We

ncially stretched, it was because they had spent

me, I rarely saw

ough to still ha

and took leave to go hom

as empty. I went upstairs and saw

nick's laughter and

n converted into Lizzie's personal study, with pink walls and

thrown into a corne

ack?" my mother asked w

instinctively shielded Lizzie, hold

didn't live on campus,

't wait to turn my little guest r

ed her s

pped forward, grabbed the p

covered her e

brother were

usanna, are you crazy? W

. If you want to come back, we'll restore it for you. But if you'r

I gritted my teeth and asked

, "We bought Lizzie a suitcase. She's going abroad in a few

to lose my temper, L

not hurt our relationship over money, especially not because of me. Susanna, you must have come back because you miss

enly had an asthma attack

ok out medicine from

nd cause chaos, and now Lizzie's having an a

im, but Lizzie stepped in front of

. It's all my fault." She crie

nce made my paren

out is money. Is that how we rais

ou forgotten how good your uncle was to you? Instead of being gra

are lay a hand on Lizzie, I won't le