When I was eighteen, my father Johnathan Collins adopted my younger brother Edison.

From then on, he earned money easily, reaching the peak of his life and accumulating assets worth tens of billions of dollars.

He said that Edison was sent to the world to bring him good luck.

So when the kidnappers asked Johnathan to choose between me and Edison, he chose Edison without hesitation.

Then I was killed.

But Johnathan didn't know that his tens of billions of dollars of assets were obtained only after I made a wish for him.

If I was reborn, I would keep this wish to myself.

***

When I woke up again, I was sitting at my desk.

I was holding a lighter in my hand, it was dark around me and there was only a cluster of warm flames in front of me.

I also felt a dull pain in my temple.

I rubbed my head and realized that I might be reborn.

I returned to my sixteenth birthday.

The fire in front of me was about to go out.

I quickly said, "I wish to have tens of billions of dollars."

As I finished speaking, the flame went out.

My palms were sweating from nervousness as I waited.

A voice sounded, "Congratulations, your wish came true."

I breathed a sigh of relief.

Then the voice stammered again, "But I am still in the internship period and do not have enough authority. Your wish can only be realized when you are 18 years old."

As if afraid that I would not believe it, it continued, "But don't worry, we value honesty the most and we will never break our promise."

Then I breathed a sigh of relief again.

I felt relieved.

Because in the previous life, it said the same thing.

Having just experienced death, I could now sleep peacefully.

The next day was a weekend, but Johnathan went out early and brought back a child.

"From now on, this is your home."

He flushed with joy and patted the boy on the shoulder.

I heard him tell my stepmother Elena that he had stopped his operation in the mine.

Everything gradually became clear in my mind.

Johnathan was reborn just like me.

I knew this slightly embarrassed boy in front of me.

He was Edison, who Johnathan said would bring him good luck in his previous life.

In my previous life, after I was bound to the system by chance, I made the same wish.

But I made that wish for Johnathan in my previous life.

After the system made the promise, it disappeared.

Nothing had changed.

Johnathan's business was getting worse and worse. He became moody and looked at me with more and more disgust.

One day, an accident happened in his mine, resulting in many casualties.

He couldn't afford the compensation even if he sold everything he had.

During those days, our family didn't even dare to go out.

To quell some of the resentment, Johnathan adopted the child of one of the victims.

That was my younger brother, Edison.

Since he was adopted, everything started to get better.

Johnathan who was scolded could now go out with his back held high.

His bankrupt company also survived.

Moreover, whenever Johnathan changed his career and made investments, he always happened to catch the right time.

It was like the God of Wealth was giving him endless money.

In this way, Johnathan reached the pinnacle of his life, becoming a successful man with a net worth of tens of billions of dollars.

Johnathan thought that all this was brought to him by Edison.

He thought Edison was a lucky star's reincarnation, bringing him good luck.

But in fact, the year when Edison came, I was eighteen years old.

Johnathan's life was too smooth, and he succeeded in everything he did.

After getting rich, he gradually became arrogant and was often ruthless to others, naturally making people jealous.

He valued his life so much that he had bodyguards following him even when he went to the toilet.

Although Edison had several people protecting him, it was not that exaggerated in school.

However, I was more miserable.

I only had myself.

That was why we were both kidnapped.

I still remembered that day.

Johnathan was threatened by the kidnappers and didn't dare to call the police, so he brought 50 million dollars in cash to make the deal.

"The rest have been put in their designated places."

The kidnappers took the money but did not release us immediately. Instead, they asked Johnathan to make a choice.

"I heard that you once boasted that there is nothing in this world that you can't accomplish."

He pinched our chins viciously and said, "Today I want to see you be in a dilemma.

"You can only take one of them with you. Which one do you choose?"

The kidnappers wanted to make things difficult for Johnathan.

But he overestimated my status in Johnathan's heart.

"I choose my son. Let my son go." He didn't hesitate for a second.

The kidnapper was a little surprised. He pulled my hair and said, "I heard this is your biological child."

Johnathan quickly expressed his opinion, "They were both my kids, regardless of whether they are blood-related with me or not."

We had been locked up in the warehouse for a whole day and night without eating anything, and our bodies were covered in bruises from being beaten.

My survival instinct made me speak weakly, "Dad, save me."

Johnathan was afraid that I would hinder him from saving Edison, so he said to me fiercely, "Don't blame me, blame yourself for being unlucky. You caused your mother's death, but I can't be dragged down by you.

"Edison is different. He brings us luck. You should be more sensible and be reborn into a good family in your next life."

In the end, he ran away with Edison without looking back.

And I was killed by the kidnappers.

Fortunately, I was reborn and everything was still in time.

This time, I would no longer be that sensible child.

I wanted to keep it all to myself.

"Edison, sit down. You will be transferred to the same school as Stella tomorrow. If you have any problems living there, just tell us."

"Thank you, uncle."

"Don't call ME uncle. Call me dad. From now on, we are your parents." Johnathan took Elena and introduced her to Edison.

Johnathan had stopped the operation at the mine early before anything went wrong.

Then Edison's parents should still be alive.

I didn't know how much money Johnathan spent to get Edison's parents to agree to let him take Edison away.

"Dad, mom."

"Great."

Johnathan and Elena were grinning.

I listened to the three of them talking and laughing and just ate my meal quietly.

Anyway, I had my own plans.

In the evening, Johnathan called me into the study.

I stood quietly in front of him, not trying to please him as usual.

He frowned and began to scold me.

"Don't look so sad all the time. You'll ruin all the good luck in our family.

"You are the older sister. From today on, you must protect Edison. You must rush to the front when there is danger and you must not let him get hurt."

I looked down at my thin arms and legs.

He asked me, a little girl of sixteen or seventeen, to protect a boy who was taller than me.

I didn't know what he was thinking.

I was so unlucky to have such a father.

"I refuse."

"What did you say?" he said angrily.

"Dad, have you forgotten?" I looked at him and said.

"My mother's wish is for me to get into a good university. The entrance exam is coming soon, and I have a lot of things to do."

When talking about my mom, Johnathan looked a little uneasy.

But soon, he became angry.

"You've grown up and learned to talk back. What's the point of getting into a good university for a little girl like you?

"Just finish high school. I'll find you a husband and give you some money. You won't live much longer anyway. That's it."

It turned out he wanted to make me a scapegoat again.

I clenched my fists and wanted to hit him.

Johnathan was indeed not a very smart man.

He was dominating, arrogant, and extremely confident.

When my mother married him, he had nothing.

Although my parents said they had started from scratch most of our family's business was managed by my mother alone.

Johnathan did nothing but liked to give random instructions.

He was a very poor partner.

To maintain family harmony, my mother tolerated him all the time.

This made Johnathan feel that he was extremely capable as if everything he obtained was what he deserved due to his hard work.

He ignored my mother's advice and took full control of the company.

My mother was strongly opposed to the mining project that had the accident. She had doubts about the safety conditions, but Johnathan insisted on going ahead.

He said to my mother, "You are a woman, and you know nothing. You are short-sighted. Don't delay me from making a lot of money."

My mother was so angry that she became ill and had to stay in bed.

He liked being flattered. He accepted benefits from others and gave the project to someone he had never heard of.

Johnathan never felt that there was anything wrong with himself.

When my mother gave birth to me, she didn't get enough rest and became ill.

She had poor health and had been busy working for the company and our family for many years. She was eventually diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer and died in pain.

But Johnathan said that my mother delayed his progress.

In the two days after my mother passed away, he was depressed, but not long after that, he married Elena.

He never mentioned my mother's hard work but only said that I was the one who killed my mother.

Later, his business went downhill and there was an accident at the mine...

He blamed it all on me.

Men who would only blame others were incompetent.

I had been with my mother since I was a child and had been taught to be filial to my parents and respect elders.

I had always done what I was told.

My mother didn't know that I hated Johnathan because he was not nice to her.

But before she died, she held my hand and said to me, "Stella, from now on, you and your father should take care of each other. He is your only relative. You must promise me that you will be filial to him."

So, when I had a choice, I chose to benefit him first.

I looked at the man in front of me who was waiting for me to compromise.

I didn't know why my mother treated him like that.

Why did she have to work hard for him and risk her life for him?

And I was also affected by my mother in my previous life.

"When I grow up, I will leave him."

I simply refused, "My mother didn't give birth to me to be a babysitter. He's already grown up, you can take care of him if you want, don't ask me to."

As soon as I finished speaking, I opened the door and went out.

After walking a few steps, I heard the sound of him smashing a cup inside.

"You're just like your mother..."

After being reborn, he hadn't changed at all.

"Mom, you are wrong. Real relatives are not like this," I said in my heart.

After returning to my room, I took out my books and made a new study plan for myself.