If Possible, I Don't Want to be Your Daughter Anymore

My cousin, Amy, and I were in a car accident at the same time and both of us were disfigured.

Because my condition was severe, I was taken to the operating room first. However, as the attending physician, my mom Linda decided to save Amy first.

"My daughter has always been ugly; it makes no difference if her face is ruined or not. Save Amy first! Amy is going to be a big star in the future!"

Missing the optimal treatment time, I became a freak with only half an ear.

My classmates mocked me, and my company fired me.

In pain, I questioned, "Mom, why are you doing this to me?"

She hugged Amy tightly and comforted her gently, "Don't be afraid, Amy. Your sister has a temper; it's not your fault."

Later, Amy incited her boyfriend, David, to break into my door...

I finally fulfilled Linda's wish by giving everything good to Amy.

Including my life!

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At the door of the operating room, Linda frowned and called the doctor who was ready to operate on me out.

"What are you all doing here? Amy was the first to get off the ambulance; you should operate on her!"

Her tone was stern, as if the person lying on the hospital bed, curled up in pain, was not her biological daughter but an enemy.

The doctors glanced at my injuries and explained, "Director, Emily's injuries are too severe! There can't be any delay!"

Linda's eyebrows shot up immediately.

"What do you mean by no delay?!

"I'm her mother; I know her better than you!

"This girl has always loved competing with Amy! She'll do anything to harm her cousin! She's pretending right now!

I was already on the operating table, but Linda wanted to take my doctors away to treat Amy!

Even though I've been used to her favoritism for over twenty years, at this moment, I was still choked with pain and grievance.

"Mom, you might not believe me, but can you at least look at me, please?"

Hearing my plea, Linda's mouth twitched. She stood outside the operating room, mocking me without moving.

"Emily, stop pretending to be pitiful!

"How many times have you used this trick since you were little?!"

Her words left me speechless, stabbed by the disgust in them.

Just then, the alarm went off in Amy's ward too.

Linda's expression immediately turned anxious, and she threw out a command.

"Hurry up and help Amy with her surgery, or I'll fire you all!!"

She took all the doctors from the operating room with her.

From beginning to end, she didn't look at me once or ask if I was in pain.

The other doctors walked with her, asking, "Director, if Emily ends up disfigured because of delayed treatment, won't you regret your decision?"

"Regret what?" Linda said each word deliberately.

"Emily has always been ugly; it makes no difference if her face is ruined or not.

"But Amy is going to be a big star in the future!!

"No matter what, Amy can't be disfigured!"

Linda's love for Amy was like a tailor-made sharp knife for me.

Her words stabbed me like a knife, making me wake up from the dream with a start.

It had been over six months since the car accident that sent both Amy and me into the operating room.

But every night, I had the same dream.

In the dream, Linda repeatedly abandoned me for my cousin Amy.

After waking up from the dream, I carefully took out the small mirror from under my pillow, examining my scarred face inch by inch before bursting into tears.

This night was no different. Once I woke from the dream, I couldn't fall back asleep.

Bang, bang!

The continuous rain outside and the sudden knocking made me think it was my imagination.

Until David's greasy and sinister voice squeezed through the door crack, snapping me back to reality.

It was two in the morning.

What was David doing here in the middle of the night?

"Emily, are you there??

"I'm David!

"Open the door; I have something to tell you!"

David had dropped out of middle school and became a notorious thug in the neighborhood.

Since it was late at night, I cautiously kept silent.

After banging on the door for a while, David finally quieted down.

"Amy, didn't you say you'd give me Emily as a toy if you broke up with me?!

"Why isn't she opening the door when I knock?!"

After the knocking stopped, I heard David talking to Amy outside.

I couldn't believe David came here for this reason.

In a panic, I quickly dialed Linda's number.

My rented apartment was close to her place, only a seven or eight-minute walk away.

I was afraid the police wouldn't get here in time to save me, so I nervously clutched my phone, praying she would answer soon.

But it was too late...

"Emily, why are you calling in the middle of the night?"

Before I could speak, Linda cursed and hung up the phone.

Meanwhile, David picked my door lock with a wire and smiled at me with a mouth full of yellow teeth.

"Dressed so sexy! Emily, you're just like your sister said, a slut!"