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At the dinner party, Jasmin, the adopted daughter of the Brooks family, pushed the heiress of the Wilson family down the stairs. Furious, the Wilson family demanded an explanation.
Gripping Sheena’s hands tightly, Amanda pleaded, her voice trembling, “Jasmin didn’t mean it. She‘ s terrified right now, crying so hard that her eyes are red.”
Before Sheena could process her words, her mother added, “Sheena, since you‘ re Jasmin‘ s sister, you should go to the Wilson family and take her punishment for her.”
Stephen, Sheena‘ s twin brother, stormed into the kitchen just as their mother finished speaking. Despite being her blood relative, his words were devoid of compassion.
“Exactly. The Wilson family is infamous for
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their cruelty. Dad and I practically begged on our knees, but they wouldn’t relent. They’ve only given us five days to hand someone over. If Jasmin goes, who knows what they’ll do to her? She wouldn’t survive!”
Even Sheena’s childhood sweetheart and fiancé urged her, “If you‘ re willing to take the punishment for Jasmin, I’ll fulfill our engagement and marry you immediately!”
Left with no choice, Sheena went to the Wilson family as they wished. But they soon came crying, begging her to return.
Back at Brooks mansion, chaos ensued.
In the kitchen, Sheena was meticulously preparing the family’s breakfast for the next day. She was carefully whipping cream when her mother burst in, her eyes red and swollen from crying.
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Gripping Sheena‘ s hands tightly, Amanda pleaded, her voice trembling, “Jasmin
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didn’t mean it. She’s terrified right now, crying so hard that her eyes are red.”
Before Sheena could process her words, her mother added, “Sheena, since you re Jasmin‘ s sister, you should go to the Wilson family and take her punishment for
her.”
Startled, Sheena froze, her hands.
trembling. The bowl of cream slipped from her grasp, crashing to the floor in a splatter of white.
A maid nearby smirked at the unfolding scene, her eyes glinting with schadenfreude.
Everyone in their elite social circle knew the Wilson family’s reputation. After returning from overseas, they had swiftly risen to prominence, wielding immense. power in business. For Jasmin to harm their heiress at a public event, it was akin to signing her death warrant.
Stephen, Sheena’s twin brother, stormed
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into the kitchen just as their mother finished speaking. Despite being her blood relative, his words were devoid of
compassion.
“Exactly. The Wilson family is infamous for their cruelty. Dad and I practically begged on our knees, but they wouldn’t relent. They ve only given us five days to hand someone over. If Jasmin goes, who knows what they’ll do to her? She wouldn’t survive!”
Sheena s heart sank. So Jasmin couldn’t endure it, but she could? If she was sent as a scapegoat and the Wilsons discovered the truth, their wrath might cost her life. Yet, her family seemed entirely indifferent to this possibility.
Sheena stared at her mother and brother in disbelief. Were these not the people who were supposed to love her unconditionally? They were her biological family!
She remembered her childhood vividly- when her mother would cradle her in her
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arms, stroking her hair, and whispering, “Mommy loves Sheena the most. You‘ 11 always be Mommy’s little treasure.”
That love vanished when her mother lost a long–awaited pregnancy. The heartbreak of losing that unborn child changed her mother completely. She stopped smiling gently at Sheena and instead spent her days crying over the baby clothes she had prepared in advance.
Later, their father brought home a little girl from an orphanage. Everyone remarked how this girl bore an uncanny resemblance to the sister who had died at birth. Her mother agreed. And thus, Jasmin officially became the adopted daughter of the Brooks family. Her mother treated Jasmin like a precious jewel, cherishing her as if she were the very air she breathed. Jasmin not only healed her mother‘ s fragile mental state but also took all the love and affection that had once belonged to Sheena.
Initially, Sheena bore no resentment. If
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Jasmin could heal her mother‘ s pain, it was worth it.
But one incident changed everything.
One evening, Jasmin went missing after school. The Brooks family mobilized every resource to search for her. Her mother was inconsolable, pacing and sobbing hysterically until Jasmin limped home late that night.
As soon as she entered the house, Jasmin flung herself into Amanda‘ s arms, tears streaming down her face as she cried, “Did I do something wrong?”
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