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Back then Olivia wasn’t yet called Olivia Sutton; she was Olivia Winters.

Her father, Carlos, had every terrible habit a man could have: heavy drinking, gambling, chasing prostitutes, and

violence.

Yet Carlos was also a hypocrite who knew how to hide himself, so well that for many years no one

saw his true face.

For a long time, Olivia believed every father in the world was like that.

Emilia had a proud spirit and refused to beg her parents for help or let outsiders know she’d married the wrong

man. And they lived isolated and unsupported.

Fortunately, in the poor neighborhood where they lived, people's lives were roughly the same— Olivia didn’t

have it well, but nobody else was living happily either.

When people called her a little messy or a poor beggar, Olivia fired back by mocking them as Fatherless

bastards. Their daily fights left wounds on both sides.

Then one day Olivia saw Natasha-the little cousin in a floral dress, clean and fair and pretty.

It turned out such lives existed: parents who loved you, brothers who doted on you, carefree days so innocent

they made someone else angry.

The first tthey met, Olivia didn’t even dare touch her, afraid she’d soil Natasha's expensive

clothes.

But Natasha didn’t mind at all; she bounded over cheerfully, hugged Olivia, and shared bright candies and toys

Olivia had never seen before.

Olivia hated Natasha. ‘I hate her,’ she thought. ‘She shone so brightly that | exposed every bit of my lowliness

and darkness.

Worse, since Natasha's family arrived, Emilia had only grown sadder and more withdrawn. And Carlos’s beatings

of her got worse.

Then one day Emilia told Olivia the life Natasha had was supposed to have been hers.

Andrew was originally supposed to be Emilia’s fiancé, but he fell for Madeline instead and becengaged to

her.

Tricked by Carlos in a fit of rage, Emilia fell into an abyss from which she couldn't climb out.

If the accident back then hadn't happened, Emilia would have been Andrew's wife, and Olivia would have lived

like a princess just like Natasha.

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Olivia was too young to understand then. Although she was jealous, she didn’t know how deep that wrong turn

would cut.

Until one night, after Carlos got drunk and beat Emilia again, Olivia tried to shield her and was beaten bloody

herself.

In the chaos, Emilia protected her and told her to run to the Clarks for help.

Olivia staggered to the Clark house, bedraggled and terrified, only to find Andrew and Madeline smiling as they

called the kids in for dinner.

Natasha, upset because her brother had picked her flower, was being fussed over by Thomas and Noel.

Seeing Natasha fussed over while Olivia lay bleeding, at death’s door, was absurd to Olivia.

Olivia slunk around like a rat in a gutter, bitterly jealous of Natasha's good fortune.

When Olivia's fresh wounds stung and her brother finally soothed Natasha with candy, Olivia limped away in

tears.

Seeing her, the Clark couple were furious. Though it had been a fated accident and they hadn't meant to hurt

Emilia, the situation was awkward.

Once they learned how badly Emilia had suffered, Andrew and Madeline felt guilty.

They acted decisively: they forced Carlos to divorce Emilia, had him arrested, and gave Emilia enough money to

get through the worst of it.

After Emilia returned home, the first thing she did was change Olivia's surname-to Olivia Sutton -making it clear

she was Emilia’s daughter.

Life back at Sutton house was much better. After that, visits and contact with Madeline's family increased.

Olivia had quietly told Emilia she didn’t like going to Madeline’s house and didn’t like Natasha. Those happy

scenes made her feel even smaller.

Emilia would just pat her head and say with meaning that what Natasha had, Olivia would have too.

In truth, Emilia had been saying a lot of things like farewells before the accident.

Late at night Olivia would sometimes see Emilia talking to herself, saying that her daughter would have a better

life than Natasha, and that Madeline's debts would all be repaid.

That version of Emilia was nothing like the gentle woman Olivia usually knew.

Still, Olivia never doubted-Emilia loved her. Emilia had given everything to her.

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Looking at Natasha-the cousin who had once been unreachable-Olivia asked, with a light laugh, “Do you think |

stole your family?”

Olivia smiled thinly. “But it was mine to begin with. | just took back what should have been mine.”

Natasha's eyes flickered. “What do you mean?”

Olivia didn’t answer directly. “We're sisters, but our mothers’ lives ended up in completely different. places.

That's fine. Our gap will only grow.”

Olivia watched the Clark brothers cdown from the cemetery path one by one. “Natasha, you're lucky. In the

end Grandma favored you too. Do you know what Grandma said before she died?”

Through the curtain of rain she smiled, then slowly said three words, “Help... help... me.”

Instantly, Natasha's eyes blazed red. She lunged forward and grabbed Olivia by her throat. “You killed Grandma.”

Olivia gasped for breath but still smiled. “Me? No, no. At most | didn’t save her. So what? Why should the same

blood get special treatment? She always puts you first. Why? Because of you-if you hadn't followed Grandma

everywhere, if you hadn't clung to her, she might still be alive.”

“Grandma cared about you too. After you returned back, Carlos kept bothering you, and she protected you. Later

it was only because my parents favored you that she paid attention toa bit more,” Natasha said, her voice

full of hatred.

Olivia shot back, “And so what? From the day my nchanged, | decided no one would be allowed to treat us

differently.”

Natasha felt like she might choke. Tears mixed with the rain.

“Natasha!” Noel sprang forward and shoved Natasha away; her body crashed hard into Emilia’s

gravestone.

Thomas put down his umbrella and scooped Olivia from the ground without even looking at Natasha, hurrying

them away.

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The little girl who used to hide in the dark and watch other people’s happiness was no longer the

abandoned one.

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Down at the cemetery gate, the Clark couple hurried to open the car doors. “Where's Natasha?” Andrew asked.

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