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.

friend immediately grabbed her

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

the one who initiated it. That girl begged me, and I

at the door and

it’s a secret. Don’t tell others. That girl is

Horton family?

hastily covered her

knew it. She’s such a big

daughter 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

at the door, gesturing to her friend that she

knew how

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

Susie’s friend frowned.

she seems meek. I don’t think she’s capable of such

How would we understand rich people’s thinking? She is

gossiping in each other’s ears, they forgot how thin the door

Valerie heard every word.

picked up the diagnosis, lost in

younger sister, made a fuss about wanting to go outside and asked Valerie to accompany her, Valerie had no choice but to sneak

no

entire block, yet Zoe was nowhere to be found. She didn’t stop walking for a second despite the blood blisters

Valerie was so afraid.

would be in danger. And she feared her family would hate her more because

Valerie couldn’t cover the news. Once the Horton family

Valerie? Ask her to come to

blood blisters had broken and her feet

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

the

door closed, Valerie’s

the endless scolding and curses. Her family

echoed with the constant pain of her internal organs. She

would never

night, Reese’s gaze at

was loathed

about the intense pain in her feet. She could only

out, though her feet were hurt and

They didn’t even hesitate.

warm welcome, all she got

she was the outcast daughter of the

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