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Seven years ago, my adopted sister Kyla Parrish hit and ran after getting drunk.
My parents and my biological sister all persuaded me, “Grace, Kyla’s health isn’t good. She can’t go to jail. Will
you take the fall for her?”
| disagreed.
But they turnedin and putin jail.
The man behind all this was my boyfriend, AntoKaufman.
It turned out he had been in love with Kyla all along.
After seven years, | finally got out of prison.
“Grace, now that you're released, live your life to the fullest. Don’t look back,” | told myself.
| took the faded cloth bag from the prison guard, bowed, and limped out of Pine Prison.
A Karlmann King SUV was already waiting outside.
As the window rolled down, | saw the sharp, handsfeatures of my fiancé, Antonio.
“Grace.”
Seven years had passed, but he hadn't changed at all.
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!, however, subconsciously lowered my head, sitting in the car.
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The rearview mirror reflected my gaunt, scarred face.
“These seven years must have been hard on you, Grace. I'm sorry. I'll keep my promise and marry you.”
Antoheld my bony hand.
But as | looked at my emaciated reflection in his eyes, | slowly withdrew my hand and responded indifferently,
“Yeah.”
Being behind bars for 2,589 days and nights allowedto see through Antoand my family.
They didn’t love me.
And | no longer wanted to marry him.
Antonio, sensing my indifference, explained, “Kyla knows you're back today. It triggered memories of the
accident, and her depression flared up again.
“Your parents and sister are with her at the hospital.”
| listened in silence, closing my eyes.
Twenty-five years ago, when | was just two, | got lost in a mall. My mother, longing for me, adopted Kyla from an
orphanage, who looked just like me.
But when | turned fifteen and my parents found me, they didn’t love me. They always askedto put Kyla first.
Seven years ago, they madetake the bland go to prison for her.
Compared to Kyla, | felt like the adopted one.
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Countless cars on the road made way for Antonio’s SUV.
An hour later, we arrived at the Parrish villa.
Only the housekeeper and the servants were there. The second they saw me, their eyes were filled with disdain.
My parents only loved Kyla even though | was their biological daughter. To the servants, | wasn’t the daughter of
the Parrish family.
“Mr. Kaufman, welcome.”
The housekeeper greeted Antowith respect and then looked at me. “Ms. Parrish, Mrs. Parrish asked that you
stay inside and not go out. She doesn’t want you to embarrass the family.”
Embarrass them?
| took the blfor Kyla. And they thought | was embarrassing them?
Well, forget it. Ever since that late night seven years ago when they sentto the police car, | had stopped
expecting anything from them.
“I see.”
Just as | was about to enter the house, Antoreceived a call.
After hanging up, he said, “Grace, Kyla’s condition has worsened. She needs me. I'll go see her. Take srest,
Okay? I'll csee you tomorrow.”
With that, he left hurriedly.
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Watching him walk away, | limped back to the small storage. room | was assigned to.
| pushed open the door, and dust filled the air.
| was exhausted, so | lay down on the bed.
Night arrived.
Half-asleep, | heard my biological sister, Naomi Parrish, talking in the living room.
“Dad, Mom, Kyla’s condition is really serious. Should we ask Grace to move out? Kyla gets sick whenever she
sees her.”
My dad sighed and said nothing.
My mom said, “No matter what, Grace is our daughter. If we ask her to leave, what will others think?”
“What should we do then? We can’t have Kyla in the hospital forever,” Naomi said.
My dad spoke up, “Let’s just tell Grace to stay in her room when Kyla returns.”
My eyes turned burning as | heard their conversation.
Just then, my phone buzzed. It was a secret email.
“Congratulations, Ms. Parrish, on your acceptance to the National Confidential Science Research Institute.
“Once you accept this position, you will take on a new identity in ten days and travel with our scientific team to
Clastein for research.”
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“Your identity will be kept confidential for the next five years. You are not allowed to contact anyone outside the
program.”
| read through the terms carefully.
Without hesitation, | signed my name.
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