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! was born in a remote mountain village.
On my eighteenth birthday, my father, Emanuelle Hill, took forty thousand yuan and sold me to the Lowell family.
Old man Lowell, who had a limp, pinched my cheek, sizing me up like a piece of merchandise. “Forty thousand is too much. We’re from the same
village. Give me a discount.”
“My Pan’er is a real beauty. All the bachelors in the village want to marry her. Besides, she’s smart, good at her studies. She’ll give you a smart son.
Old man Lowell was satisfied with me and reluctantly paid the money.
Emanuelle Hill took the money and said to me harshly, “You just stay here with the Lowell family. From now on, you’re a Lowell woman.”
That night, Old man Lowell locked me in a room with his son, Kenson Lowell.
Kenson stripped naked and stood in front of me, a lecherous expression on his face. “Take off your pants. That’s how we make a son.”
I grabbed him, squeezing hard. Kenson screamed in pain.
“Don’t touch me,” I said coldly, “or I’ll cripple you.”
“I won’t touch you! Let me go! Owwwww, it hurts!”
Kenson was soon snoring loudly. I sat on the bed, hugging myself, too scared to sleep.
Suddenly, Old man Lowell came in. Seeing that nothing had happened, he flew into a rage. “I spent forty thousand on you so you could give our family a son!”
He started tearing at my clothes. “Kenson is an idiot, but I’m not! I’m going to watch you two do it!”
He saw my fair shoulders, and a beastly look came over him. “If Kenson can’t do it, I can. Pan’er, you’re so beautiful… Let uncle take care of you!”
I smiled at him sweetly. “Uncle, not here. Let’s go to your room.”
“Good, good!”
The moment we were outside, I smashed a flowerpot over his head.
I found two thousand yuan in his room. I had always kept my ID and household registration documents hidden on my person. I grabbed some supplies and headed for the mountains without a second thought.
I had been walking for almost an hour when I heard the sound of a vehicle. Old man Lowell had woken up and gathered the villagers to hunt me
down.
I panicked and started running. I tripped and fell into a deep pit, my head hitting a rock. Blood instantly started to spread.
The fall left me dizzy, my limbs numb.
“The sound definitely came from here. Was it an animal?”
“Emanuelle Hill! Your daughter ran away! Give me back my forty thousand! She also stole two thousand from me!”
It’s all mountains here. Where could a lone girl run to? I’ll definitely catch her for you!”
I was so tired, so hurt. If I called out now, went back with them, at least I’d be alive, right?
But if I went back, I’d be abused by the Lowell father and son, turned into a breeding machine, a slave. My life would be over.
I’d rather die.
I covered my mouth and stayed silent, listening as their voices faded away.
In the middle of nowhere, in a desperate situation.
I closed my eyes peacefully.
Suddenly, my stomach rumbled.
“No!! haven’t enjoyed any of the good things in life yet. I can’t just die here like this!”
I sat up with a start, tore my clothes into strips to bandage my head, and wrapped myself in a blanket. I took out a steamed bun and ate it, my
tears mixing with the dry bread.
“Happy birthday, baby,” I whispered to myself. “You’re an adult now. You have to make something of yourself.”
Growing up, whenever I was sad, I would talk to myself like this, calling myself “baby” to comfort myself.
“No more cold steamed buns for your birthday. I’m going to eat braised pork belly.”
I stayed in that pit for three days. When I had regained some strength, I climbed out and continued on my way.
I walked out of the mountains, out of the small town, and eventually made my way to the capital. I worked as a waitress, a hotel receptionist, a clothing salesperson… I even started an online store. When I had saved enough money, I bought an apartment in a nearby city, officially became a
city resident, and changed my name.
Later, I participated in a reality TV show, which led to an opportunity to become an actress. I met Levias Thorne at a dinner party, made a move,
and quite easily, he was mine.
But I believe that with my abilities, even without Levias’s help, I would have become rich.
This year, I turned twenty–eight. I had successfully transformed myself into a wealthy woman.
Seeing those three again felt like looking at a past life.
