Discovering I was actually the biological daughter of the richest man in the city who had been swapped at birth, I, a twenty-year-old corporate drone with the jaded soul of someone with thirty years of work experience, immediately set off on a journey to reclaim my identity. But every single time, I was thwarted by the fake heiress. The first time, holding my DNA report, I snuck into a charity gala to claim my family, only to be thrown into a storage closet by bodyguards arranged by the fake heiress. The second time, I staked out the company headquarters for three days and nights, but didn't even catch a glimpse of my billionaire father. I later learned the fake heiress had leaked false information about his schedule. The third time, learning from my mistakes, I contacted the media for an exposé, only to have the fake heiress buy them off beforehand. I fought harder with every setback. Finally, after my 99th failure, taking advantage of her being sick, I orchestrated a minor car accident and successfully reunited with my billionaire parents. The day I was brought back to the mansion, I was brimming with fighting spirit, vowing to drive out this fake heiress who had stolen my identity. Unexpectedly, I heard her inner thoughts. [Damn it, this cold ruined everything! I stopped her 99 times, but they still managed to find her.] [My sister is so soft and cute. This lifetime, I absolutely have to protect her and keep her from being killed by these demons!] ... Hearing her inner thoughts, I was stunned for a moment. Demons? Is she talking about my billionaire parents? I immediately scoffed. After ten years as a corporate drone, what kind of monsters and demons hadn't I seen in the workplace? Mia failed to stop me 99 times, so she's trying a new trick this time. Too bad for her, trying to confuse me with fake inner thoughts? Not a chance! I've been poor for half my life. This time, no one is going to stop me from sitting on a mountain of gold and reaching the pinnacle of success! I pinched my thigh hard to produce tears, bypassed her, and tearfully hugged my billionaire mother's slender waist. "Wahhh, such a beautiful mother is actually my mother! Am I dreaming?" I was a newcomer, naturally no match for the fake heiress who had been by their side every day. But no one dislikes hearing flattery. Accustomed to high-class compliments, she was clearly moved by my rustic, genuine praise. My mother's cheeks flushed slightly as she took a bracelet off her wrist and placed it in my hand. "This is a family heirloom. Keep it safe." I turned to look at my father. "Daddy, you're so handsome too!" My father took out his wallet and pulled out a black card. "There's a hundred million in here. If you spend it all, just ask Daddy for more." With my first pot of gold in hand, my face practically split from smiling so hard. This was a massive fortune! I couldn't earn a tenth of this working my whole life! But now, all I had to do was act a little spoiled and say a few nice things, and I got it effortlessly. Wearing the bracelet and gripping the black card, I was thrilled, my belief that the inner thoughts were fake growing even stronger. How are these people demons? They are literally the God of Wealth! I looked triumphantly at Mia, my provocation obvious. Mia turned her face away and headed upstairs. As she passed me, her inner voice sounded in my ear again. [My sister looks so cute when she's obsessed with money! I really want to kiss her!] [It's just too pitiful. In her last life, right up until she died, she didn't know the bracelet was fake and the bank card was frozen...] My heart skipped a beat, my hand nervously tightening its grip on the bank card. But I quickly recovered my senses. They are the richest family in the city. How could they deceive me with fakes? She was just jealous! Tomorrow, I'm going to the mall to buy a hundred Hermès bags and change them ten times a day! I'll make her die of envy! During dinner, I was busy sweet-talking, making the billionaire couple smile from ear to ear. Mia sat across from me, looking gloomy: [My sister smiles so brightly, but whenever I think about how tragically she died, I want to cry.] I couldn't smile anymore. Seriously, is this fake heiress sick in the head? Does she think I'm a three-year-old who would believe this nonsense? Just as I was about to retaliate, my mother picked up a piece of sashimi and placed it in my bowl. "Bluefin tuna flown in this morning. Eat up." I feigned being touched. "Thank you, Mom. I've never eaten anything this good before." I picked up the sashimi, but just as it reached my mouth, the slice of fish vanished. Mia was chewing on the sashimi she had snatched from right under my nose, speaking in a passive-aggressive tone: "Sister just came back from that kind of place. Her stomach is probably weak. Eating this might give her diarrhea. Better not eat it." At the same time, her inner voice was screaming frantically. [Don't eat it! Sister is allergic to sashimi! In her last life, she ate this and immediately broke out in red hives all over, got a high fever that wouldn't break, and was rushed to the hospital for a long resuscitation! This demon couple actually...] "Mia!" My father's face darkened as he scolded her. "Chloe is the true biological daughter of the Sterling family! Why are you targeting her like this?!" Saying this, my father picked up another piece of sashimi. "Eat! A daughter of my Sterling family can eat whatever fine foods she wants!" I blinked at her and, with lightning speed, shoved the sashimi into my mouth. Mia looked shocked, her face turning stark white. The next second, I started itching all over, my throat constricting. I clutched my chest, looking at Mia in disbelief. No way? Are her inner thoughts actually true?! Is she really warning me for my own good? When I woke up again, I was in the hospital. To my surprise, Mia was sitting by my bed, peeling an apple. I peered behind her, and she tugged at the corners of her mouth, her expression three parts coldness and seven parts mockery. "Don't bother looking. I'm the only one here." "Ending up in the hospital on your first day home. Mom and Dad think you're bad luck; they're avoiding you like the plague!" The apple peel broke. Her face was as calm as water, but her heart was burning with indignation. [Those two pieces of trash! They saw my sister faint and just abandoned her! They don't deserve to be parents!] I lowered my eyes, pondering the credibility of her inner voice. Because I had only eaten one piece of sashimi all night, my stomach let out a loud rumble. It sounded exceptionally loud in the empty, private hospital room. "Pfft!" Mia laughed. "Hungry?" To be honest, Mia looked beautiful when she smiled. Especially when she was holding up a perfectly peeled, sweet apple. Moreover, she had just used her inner voice to warn me to avoid a disaster, but I didn't believe her... Could it be that she was truly acting for my own good? Was this billionaire family really arsenic coated in sugar? After brief hesitation, I decided to temporarily accept her olive branch and prepared to take a bite of the apple. But she suddenly snatched it back and took a bite herself, her tone cold. "You really are stupid and naive. I just teased you a little and you believed it." I felt a surge of irritation and grabbed the phone to call the butler. "I'm hungry! Right now, immediately, go to the most expensive hotel in the city, order a full imperial banquet to go, and bring it to the hospital!" I'm the true heiress of the richest family in the city. You think I care about your one apple? There was a moment of silence on the other end, then a voice as cold as a robot spoke. "Second Miss, the Eldest Miss instructed that since you just had surgery, you cannot eat." With that, the butler hung up the phone. Thinking back to the fake heiress's action of denying me food just now... so, it was for my own good? I was just about to tell her to get out when her inner voice chimed in perfectly on cue. [Ahhh, eating with my sister makes me so happy!] [When I was eating the ribs just now, my sister's eyes got red. It seems she loves this dish. I'll write that down and have the chef make it when she's better!] I admit, having been neglected by my parents since childhood, I was severely starved for affection. Even if her inner thoughts were fake, I couldn't bring myself to yell at her. I could only hide under the covers and sulk. When the time comes, I will definitely vent this frustration! Three days later, I was discharged from the hospital. The Sterling parents still hadn't shown up, but I didn't care. As long as the money was there, talk of love was just empty words. I was enrolled in an elite private school, in the same class as Mia. As soon as I entered the classroom, the class representative enthusiastically invited me to sit next to him. "The new student just joined us! Sit with me, and if there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me anytime." I was just about to set my bag down and take a seat. Mia tapped on the class representative's desk. "My sister just came back from the countryside and doesn't know the rules. My parents told me to keep a close eye on her." Before I could speak, she threatened me with a cold face. "If you choose to sit here, I'll tell Mom and Dad you're getting involved in an early romance." "They won't care about the truth, but your allowance will be gone." While she was speaking, her inner voice was screaming in my ear. [The class representative is a pervert! On the surface, he's a top student, but secretly he loves to torment pure, innocent girls!] [In the last life, he lured my sister to his house under the guise of tutoring and tied her up in the basement...] A chill ran down my spine. I quickly grabbed my bag and sat in the empty seat next to Mia. "Hehe, I'm a bit shy around strangers." During equestrian class, I used my recent surgery as an excuse to sneak back to the classroom and rifle through the class representative's desk. On the newest page of his notebook, a sentence was clearly written. [A new little grey rabbit arrived today. Wonder what she feels like to play with? Such a pity she was ruined by that wicked Mia...] Footsteps sounded outside the door. My heart pounded frantically. I quickly returned the desk to its original state. It was Mia returning. She poured herself a glass of water, her inner voice leaping with joy. [My sister must have seen it, right? My efforts to get the password to his notebook weren't wasted.] The sashimi allergy—even I wasn't entirely clear about it, yet Mia knew. As my mortal enemy, she should have gladly sent me into the class representative's wolf den, yet she found a way to shield me. Could it be that the rebirth thing was real, and she was using her inner voice to warn me? The scales in my heart began to tip. Over the next few days, Mia deliberately chased away the etiquette teacher my parents hired for me. I later discovered that the etiquette teacher was the class representative's aunt. After that, under her "warnings," I avoided numerous embarrassments and mistakes. After a few tests, my feelings shifted from doubt to a gradual belief in Mia's inner thoughts. At dinner that evening, my father, who had been on a business trip for two months, finally appeared. "Tomorrow is the recognition banquet. I will announce to all the elites in the city that you are the biological daughter of the Sterling family." "Prepare yourself well. Do not embarrass me!" As soon as he finished, Mia's inner voice sounded resentful and furious. [It's finally here! This recognition banquet is the main culprit that led to my sister's tragic death in the last life!] I leaned closer to Mia, wanting to hear more information, but she didn't say anything else. I silently pondered the inner thoughts I had heard. The recognition banquet was specifically hosted for me by the billionaire couple. After they announced my identity, they led me to toast the VIP guests. Sitting in the seat of honor at the main table was a regular feature in economic magazines. My parents were very respectful toward him. "Our Sterling family owes our success today to you, Uncle Wang!" "Chloe, since you're home now, make sure to offer a proper toast to your Uncle Wang!" I took the half-glass of wine my parents handed me and exchanged a few pleasantries. Suddenly, Mia grabbed my hand, her inner voice frantic. [My sister absolutely cannot drink that! Mom and Dad drugged the wine!] [The family business has plummeted; only the glittering facade remains. To gain this Uncle Wang's support, Mom and Dad are actually willing to drug my sister and offer her as a bargaining chip to this Uncle Wang!] [And this Uncle Wang... he looks like a perfect gentleman on the outside, but behind closed doors... his methods are twisted. Countless young girls have been destroyed by his hands!] My hand trembled, and I clutched my stomach. "Mom, Dad, my stomach hurts..." My parents looked impatient. "Uncle Wang is a benefactor to the Sterling family. Finish this toast, and then you can go rest!" I pressed my lips together and didn't speak, my hand remaining still. Uncle Wang chuckled amiably. "I'm just an ordinary man; I hardly deserve to be called a benefactor." "It's fine. Don't force the child." My parents' expressions grew even uglier. Right at that moment, Mia took the wine glass from my hand, a bright smile on her face. "Uncle Wang, I've always heard my parents talk about you." "It's an honor to finally meet you today. I must offer you a proper toast! Thank you for your support of our Sterling family all these years!" She deliberately lowered her glass, clinked it lightly against his, and downed it in one gulp. "I've finished mine! Please, drink at your own pace, Uncle Wang!" Her bold demeanor made Uncle Wang laugh heartily. "Excellent! Old Sterling, you've truly raised a wonderful daughter!" Only then did my parents' faces relax into smiles. "Mia has always been generous and sensible. We never have to worry about her!" "Who knows which lucky boy will get her in the future? We can't bear the thought of letting her go!" The guests chimed in with agreement. "Miss Sterling is beautiful, smart, and has high emotional intelligence. Isn't she the standard-bearer for a wealthy family's daughter-in-law?" While praising Mia, they didn't forget to belittle me. "The one from the countryside just can't compare to the one raised by their side. Look at the contrast; the difference is night and day!" Gossip among the wealthy has always been a topic of conversation. I was being pointed at and judged by these strangers. Meanwhile, Mia was happily chatting with the supposed "demon," Uncle Wang. My parents watched her, their faces beaming with smiles, obviously extremely satisfied. But doubts sprouted in my mind. Didn't Mia say the wine was drugged? If she snatched the wine to protect me, why was she completely unharmed after drinking it? And looking at the outcome, she was the one who benefited. My firm belief began to waver again. Her inner thoughts were clearly a trick to numb my senses, to suppress me, the true heiress, and seize my billionaire parents' fortune! I was so stupid to have believed her nonsense! Carrying these doubts, the recognition banquet quickly came to an end. As the guests dispersed, my parents' faces instantly turned cold. They issued me an ultimatum. "We've arranged an arranged marriage for you with the heir of the Vance family." Mia's inner voice chimed in perfectly on cue. [No! My sister absolutely cannot agree!] [The Vance family heir is a manipulative, psychopathic madman! Once you anger him, you won't even know how you died!] Manipulative. Psychopathic. Die. Mia's explosive inner thoughts gave me goosebumps all over. Seeing my hesitation, my parents lost their patience. "If you don't want the marriage, that's fine too. We'll send you back to the countryside, and you can do whatever you want!" I had finally clawed my way out of a life of poverty; I absolutely refused to go back! But the consequences Mia described were even more terrifying! I bit my fingernails in anxiety, trying to carefully discern whether what she was saying was true or false. My head was practically splitting with pain. But Mia's inner voice continued to haunt my ears: [Absolutely not! In the last life, it was only after the arranged marriage that my sister entered true hell!] [My sister cannot jump into that fire pit! Refuse quickly, or you'll die!] The two voices constantly warred in my ears, and I broke out in a cold sweat from the pain. My parents also looked deeply pained, but the more they acted like that, the more frantic Mia's inner voice became. A flash of anxiety inadvertently crossed her face, and my vision began to blur. Who should I believe? I thought of everything that had happened since I returned to the Sterling family. I looked at this fake heiress who shared no blood with me, who opposed me on the surface but constantly considered my well-being in secret. I gritted my teeth and decided to trust her one more time. I refused the arranged marriage my parents set up. Mia visibly relaxed. [Thank God! My sister can finally escape the tragic fate of her past life!] My parents sighed. "Fine. If you're not willing, we won't force you!" They handed Mia a card. "Since that's the case, Mia, starting tomorrow, you are the fiancée of the Vance family heir!" "Go to the auction and see if there's anything you like. Buy it!" "The Vance family has a massive empire. Your dowry cannot be shabby!" I was burning with anxiety. Mia was always looking out for me. I couldn't let her jump into the fire pit because of me! But just as I was desperately trying to think of a reason to help her get out of the marriage, Mia surprisingly agreed without a second word! She unequivocally grabbed my hand. "Let's go. Take a walk with me." "Sis... Sister."
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