I found out later that my biological mother was the nanny of the Shawn family.

Because of her dishonest behavior, she stole a lot of jewelry.

She was discovered and kicked out by the Shawn family.

She was always holding a grudge.

She learned about the hospital where Mrs. Shawn gave birth from a former colleague.

Then she swapped the two children privately.

From then on, Emily and my lives were completely changed.

Emily discovered this secret when she was packing up my mother's belongings after she died.

When Emily's father and mother came over, Emily was helping people serve food in the university cafeteria.

And the messages that kept popping up on Emily's father's phone were my continuous consumption record abroad.

"Joseph, let go!"

Joseph held my hand tightly and even left red marks on my hand.

He opened the car door and pushed me in and then locked the door without waiting for me to protest.

"We meet again."

Joseph pinched my chin. He was so strong that he seemed to crush it.

I looked up at him. In an instant, it seemed as if the two of us were pulled back to that dreamlike night.

But now, everything was reversed.

"Do you think you should give me an explanation, Helena?"

"What? Do I need to explain even though I don't want to support you anymore?"

Joseph seemed to be irritated by the contempt in my tone.

He threw me away suddenly.

Because of the huge force, I hit the car door hard.

"Yes, using others' money, stealing others' identities, how can you care about others?

After all, you are a thief."

It was mentioned suddenly by a former lover.

It felt hurt.

I thought so many years had passed that I could face the pain I once experienced calmly.

But his words made me feel like I was falling into an icy cave. My whole body was trembling.

Seeing that I didn't say anything, Joseph seemed even more satisfied.

"Helena, this is all the retribution you deserve. It's for your selfishness."

"Yes, I will bear my retribution. I have no complaints about the suffering I have endured over the years."

I looked up directly at this hot figure in the business world today.

"Mr. Clinton, I'm a thief, what are you?

If I hadn't been a thief, how could Mr. Clinton have lived a life of ease and comfort abroad?

We are all beneficiaries of this matter, so why do we have to make it sound so harsh?"

The harsh words brought out all the negative feelings in me.

He was also ruthless when he spoke.

The friendship between me and Joseph was also gradually consumed.

"That's all gone."

I still couldn't bear it after all.

The sound was scattered in the air.

After a long time, Joseph didn't say anything.

All I heard was a chuckle.

"Helena, you are cruel. You were like that before, and you are still like that now."

Joseph suddenly grabbed my neck and pulled me into his arms.

There was a sharp pain in the neck.

"Joseph!"

I cried out in surprise and tried to struggle.

My hands were tightly clamped and I looked out the window involuntarily.

Then I gradually relaxed.

I placed my hand on Joseph's head and lowered my head to whisper in his ear.

The tone was ambiguous, even with some provocation that I was not even aware of.

"I saw Emily, your fiancée."

In the distance, Emily was walking towards this side in high heels.

The pain from the biting on my neck suddenly disappeared.

"Joseph, it's ridiculous that you want to belittle me and yet want to own me."

My eyes were full of disdain.

Joseph pinched my neck.

His tone was cold.

"You are so cruel."

Before I could see his expression clearly, the car door was unlocked.

In just a moment, I was pushed out of the car.

The pain spread throughout my body.

Emily's surprised cry also sounded in my ears.

My elbow was rubbed and perhaps bleeding.

I lay beside Joseph's car in such a miserable state, just in front of Emily.

I heard the sound of high heels walking quickly.

I endured the severe pain and stood up.

I wanted to get up from the ground, trying to make myself less embarrassed.

"How are you?"

A gentle female voice sounded in my ears.

I turned my head to the side and tried to cover my face with my hair.

"Joseph, even if she did something wrong, she is still a girl after all. How can you treat her like this?"

Just a short sentence, I became a shameless mistress.

I didn't want to argue too much.

Then I picked up the bag and left.

"Shortcuts are not that easy to take. The faster you go, the harder you fall."

I had always been a revengeful person.

I felt so angry.

I turned around and wanted to fight with Joseph.

But the moment I saw Emily, I felt heartbroken.

I tried so hard to protect my self-esteem.

The moment Emily appeared, everything became useless.

In the first twenty years, everything about me was arranged by the Shawn family.

Due to my excessive spending abroad, it was full of debt calls.

But I was penniless at the time.

To avoid debt, the phone card was pulled out and thrown into a river.

And the Shawn family had already dropped me out of school

So many friends disappeared in one night.

The one who was still willing to reply to messages was the man who wanted to support me.

My life was extremely dark at that time.

Debt and despair had surrounded me.

I couldn't even think of a poor student far away in a foreign country.

After all, he still needed my support for his life.

I also assumed that our relationship was centered around me.

So I unilaterally declared the end.

The company held a banquet.

I stood at the door as a receptionist.

I looked up and saw a beautiful couple standing out among the crowd.

Joseph and Emily were arm in arm in the center of the banquet.

They were a perfect match.

I suppressed the bitterness in my heart, no longer looking there.

"Helena?"

A voice full of uncertainty broke into my empty mind.

When I turned around, I saw several rich girls with whom I had once been at odds.

I cursed inwardly, "What a bad day."

Then I put on a standard professional smile.

"Ma'am, our banquet is about to begin. You can find your seat and take a rest."

"You must be Helena."

They seemed to have found a rare toy.

Everyone started talking at once.

"Helena, how did you end up like this? If you have any difficulties, you can ask us to help you.

We are from the same school after all."

Maisy took my hand in a pretentious manner.

She pretended to be innocent.

But I still remembered that she bullied others in school.

When I slapped her at that time, she cried.

"Do you work here? Why bother so much?

It's easy to get you some money."

As soon as she finished speaking, a burst of laughter rang out.

This kind of humiliation was what they were best at.

There were no wounds.

But it was indeed hurt.

It hurt deeply.

I had no intention of arguing with them, so I turned around and wanted to leave.

But someone pulled my back.

"Let me go!"

"Helena, if you leave now, I guarantee that you will lose your job."

They showed their true faces.

"Is that it? Maisy, I haven't seen you for so many years and you're still so petty.

If I were you and became a nouveau riche, I would secretly be happy with the money, instead of showing off like a fool and making people laugh at me."

The contempt in my tone angered her even more.

She said harshly.

"Helena, you don't still think you are the daughter of the Shawn family, do you?

How dare you be so arrogant?

No one is protecting you now."

After Maisy finished speaking, her followers behind me suddenly grabbed my hair and dragged me out.

It was hard not to attract other people's attention with the noise.

But before being discovered by others, I had been dragged out of the banquet hall.