The day she was found, the true daughter demanded to become CEO of the company.
Considering her elementary school education and lack of experience, I refused. But she felt i was humiliating her, and turned to leave with her adoptive parents, vanishing without a trace. Under my leadership, the company soared, going public, and my adopti-
ve parents became billionaires.
On my thirtieth birthday, my husband and adoptive parents drugged me and sold me into an overseas compound. My adoptive par-
ents and husband stood beside the facility’s manager, their faces twisted in malice.
“This viperous woman is all yours.”
I desperately demanded to know why they did this to me. My husband kicked me in the stomach, and my adoptive parents each
slapped me across the face.
“If you hadn’t been so vain, so greedy for our family’s wealth, refusing to give it up, Eva wouldn’t have been tricked and sold into that compound, tortured to death.”
I couldn’t bear the torment and bit my tongue, bleeding out.
When I opened my eyes, I was back on the day the true daughter demanded to take over the company.
“Pathy, dear, since I’ve come home, could you please give the company back to me? I want to take on my rightful responsibilities.”
Hearing those familiar words, my body stiffened. I glanced at the clock on the wall, and in that instant, I realized I had been reborn.
Mrs. Thorne, tears welling in her eyes, embraced Eva and looked at me. “Audrey, it’s been so many years, and we’re so grateful for your hard work with the company. But Eva is our biological daughter. Please, draw up a contract later and transfer the company
shares to her.”
In my previous life, when I heard Eva and my adoptive mother’s words, I immediately refused them. I explained that the company was in the midst of going public, and a change in leadership at such a critical time would cause chaos. Moreover, Eva had only an elernentary school education and no work experience; she understood nothing about the company. It wasn’t suitable for her to take over now. Instead, I suggested she could work as my secretary first, learn the ropes, and then assume control later.
My adoptive parents agreed to my suggestion. But Eva instantly panicked. She claimed that being a secretary meant merely servi- ng me, fetching tea and water like a slave, and that I was deliberately humiliating her. She turned and ran out, leaving with her adoptive parents, and I never heard from her again.
