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.

immediately grabbed her arm

Why would a young girl live in this kind of place? This room was just a shabby warehouse. Why did you rent it to

the one who initiated it. That girl begged me, and I had to give in. The 25 dollars

door and

secret. Don’t tell others. That girl

The Horton family?

hastily covered

thought, “I knew it. She’s

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

the door, gesturing to her friend

both knew how that

as one of the wealthiest families had lost a daughter and

Susie’s friend frowned.

think she’s capable of such a hideous

She is their daughter, yet they hate her so much. Maybe

women were gossiping in each other’s ears, they

Valerie heard every word.

diagnosis, lost in her

fuss about wanting to go outside and asked Valerie to accompany her, Valerie had no choice but to sneak out of the house

couldn’t say no to

missing. Valerie searched the entire block, yet Zoe was nowhere to be

Valerie was so afraid.

in danger. And she feared her family would

the Horton family learned about Zoe’s missing, they exploded with

Valerie? Ask her to come to my study

bed in the attic. The blood blisters had broken and

as she bit her fingernails. Full of fear, she opened the

men of the Horton family were all

closed, Valerie’s

and curses. Her family

clenched the diagnosis. Her throbbing heartache echoed with the constant pain of her

would never forget

gaze at her

ridiculous! She was loathed by her

about the intense pain in her feet.

out, though her feet

They didn’t even hesitate.

went to an orphanage. Instead of a warm welcome, all she got were humiliation and ridicule. And

was the outcast daughter of the

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