Chapter 1 The Outcast Daughter

“You have only two months left.”

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Valérie Horton left the hospital with her diagnosis. She stood in the yard of the hospital idly and mocked herself inwardly, her face pale.

She remembered how happy she was yesterday when she went home after work with a piece of birthday cake.

The second Valerie ate the cake, she felt intense pain, as if her internal organs were twisted together. She passed out in the rented room due to the agony.

She was used to feeling this pain after experiencing it for two months. At first, she was worried. Yet, she didn’t go to the hospital as she thought it was nothing and she needed to save money. She had no idea it would cost her more.

On her 20th birthday, Valerie received the diagnosis of a terminal illness…

Despite being an optimist, she was at a loss about the shocking news.

She didn’t remember how she got on the bus and returned to her cheap rented room.

As Valerie saw the dirty walls, she finally snapped out of her trance.

She put down the diagnosis and started cleaning up quietly…

“Knock, knock. Valerie, are you home?”

“Yes, Susie.”

Valerie rubbed her red–rimmed eyes and opened the wooden door. Susie Walton, Valerie’s landlady, was standing outside with a friend. She beamed when she saw Valerie.

“Valerie, I’m here for the rent.”

“Sure. I’ll transfer the money to your account now.”

Valerie quickly snatched her phone and made the money transfer.

Susie’s smile grew wider as she confirmed it on her phone.

“Good. Valerie, remember to come to me if you need anything.”

“I know, but I don’t need anything at the moment. Thank you, Susie.”

After a few conventional remarks, Susie left and slammed the door shut.

grabbed her arm

this kind of place? This room was just a shabby warehouse. Why

That girl begged me, and I had to give in. The 25 dollars is her

door and leaned closer to her

girl is the

The Horton family?

hastily covered

it. She’s such a big

of the Horton family has gone missing? It’s said that Mrs. Horton missed her girl so much that she lost her mind. The Horton family blamed the elder daughter for not taking good care of her sister and claimed she did it on purpose. So, they kicked

her friend that she was talking about

how

the news of Capstead as one of the wealthiest families had lost a daughter and kicked out the evil

Susie’s friend frowned.

think she’s capable of

understand rich people’s thinking? She is their daughter, yet they hate her so much. Maybe she’s

the two women were gossiping in each other’s ears, they forgot how thin the door was and how loud they

Valerie heard every word.

the diagnosis, lost in

was just a teenager then. When Zoe Horton, her younger sister, made a fuss about wanting to go outside and asked Valerie

no to Zoe’s

entire block, yet Zoe was nowhere to be found. She didn’t stop walking

Valerie was so afraid.

in danger. And she feared her family would hate

couldn’t cover the news. Once the Horton family learned about

Valerie? Ask her to come to my

blisters had broken and her feet were bleeding. Yet, the pain was

shaking as she bit her fingernails. Full of fear, she opened the door of Reese’s

of the

door closed, Valerie’s

faced the endless scolding and curses. Her family never gave her a

echoed with the constant pain of her internal organs. She gasped like a

never

night, Reese’s gaze at

She was loathed by

about the intense pain in her feet. She could only feel a chill down her

out, though her feet were hurt and there were grazes

They didn’t even hesitate.

all she got

outcast

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