room. “It’s funny, you were fine all your life, but
you got sick as soon as Lucy came back.” “I
know, right? She looks so sickly. She probably
brought bad luck with her.”
Ignoring the pain, I went up to the mountain
that night to pray for their safety. I was afraid
I’d brought bad luck home with me. My knees
were bleeding, and I got a fever from an
infection. I collapsed right before I got home.
When I woke up, I was still outside. Mom, Dad,
Ethan, and Janie were celebrating Mom’s
release from the hospital. They didn’t even look
at me. They thought I was faking it.
“She grew up in a bad place. She’s too
manipulative. Just ignore her. If we give her
attention once, she’ll keep doing it.”
6
Sure enough, Ethan showed up at my dorm a
few days later. Right in front of Mom and Dad,
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he revealed my past. “I’m here to take Lucy
home. My family misses her.”
Mom was furious. I could see her knuckles
turning white. “Home? The Carter family is
Lucy’s home. Do you even remember how Lucy
was lost?”
I sat next to Mom, taking her hand. “Lucy was
found in a dumpster! If I hadn’t found her when
I did, she would have died!”
“You chose to throw her away. Why are you
crawling back now?” Ethan was unfazed.
“Regardless, Lucy is a Harrison. My mother
gave birth to her. Now that Mom is sick, Lucy
should come home and take care of her.”
Before Mom and Dad could say anything, I
stepped in front of Ethan. “You want me to
donate a kidney?” “It’s the least you can do.” I
laughed. “Fine, I’ll do it. But I have one
condition: your mom has to ask me herself.” In
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my past life, I donated my kidney and was met
with nothing but disgust. Even after being
reborn, she still thought I was a bad seed. Now,
my bad–seed kidney was right here. Let’s see if
she wanted it.
As soon as Ethan told Mom, she threw her
water glass on the floor. “I don’t want her
kidney. She’s a curse. I don’t want anything to
do with her. I don’t want her to hurt Janie
again.” Janie started to cry. “Mom, it’s okay.
Your health is more important. If Lucy can save
you, I don’t mind.”
Mom and daughter put on a show of mother-
daughter affection. Just as I expected, Mom
didn’t come. I knew their family was planning
something even more twisted.
A few days later, I saw an anonymous post on the school forum. It said I was shallow and heartless for refusing to save my biological
mother. I took a screenshot and sent it to Mom.
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“How shameless!” Even my usually refined
adoptive mom cursed.
When I was first rescued, I had a high fever and
nightmares. Mom and Dad took turns taking
care of me, and Lucas watched over me. The
Carters raised me with endless love. “Sweetie, when do you want to release the video? The school president is my best friend from college. I’ll have her help you.”
