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  1 At age eight, our family's spiritual guide proclaimed my fate as "too delicate." Consequently, I was dispatched to Serenity Ridge, a sanctuary brimming with mystical energy, to live in isolation. The plan was for me to remain there until I turned eighteen. However, upon my eventual return to the family home, I uncovered a shocking revelation: For a decade, my supposed loving siblings had allowed their adopted foster sister, Jessica, to assume my identity. During my fiancé's birthday celebration, she took her deception even further. Jessica seized the symbol of our betrothal–a gift from my uncle, the Emperor–and flaunted

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His statement ignited my father's wrath, transforming it into a raging inferno.


"How dare you claim to be her sibling?" my father roared, his voice reverberating through the chamber. "Do you even acknowledge her as your sister? I left her in your care, instructing you to look after her. Is this how you fulfill that responsibility?"


Michael, emboldened by Victor's insolence, mumbled, "Jessica is our sister too. Savannah mistreats her, is cruel to the staff, and behaves arrogantly. Why should we care for someone like that?"


Logan promptly added, "Precisely! If she hadn't been so harsh to Jessica, we wouldn't have been upset. She's been gone for years and now acts like a commoner. Jessica, however, has the elegance of a true noble lady. Allowing her to act as the Duke's daughter was to protect our family's standing!"


Their words rekindled memories I had tried to suppress–the constant humiliation, the cold indifference, and the blatant hostility I had endured since my return.


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