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.

No matter how good Johnathan was to Edison, I no longer had any feelings.

However, Edison still became hostile towards me.

He started to make trouble for me behind Johnathan's back.

"You don't have class today, where are you going?"

He put his hands in his pockets, with a malicious look on his face, and was not as reserved as he was when he first arrived.

"To the library."

My academic performance was not bad, but I did not focus on my studies in my previous life. If I wanted to achieve my goals, I had to work harder.

I tried to avoid some unimportant things as I didn't want my precious time to be taken up.

"Is it necessary to dress so beautifully to go to the library? Others may think you are trying to seduce men."

I didn't want to waste my time talking to him anymore, but he started swearing at me.

"Why did you talk shit like that?"

"I'll tell daddy later that you went out to meet your lover, and he'll punish you!"

He was used to bullying others by taking advantage of his power.

I remembered that he was like this.

He could tell that Johnathan didn't like me very much, but he was still jealous that I was Johnathan's biological daughter.

He was afraid that I would inherit such a huge family business in the end.

So he made things difficult for me all the time.

He formed cliques at school and isolated me.

When I was bullied by my classmates, he stood by and watched, then turned around and complained to Johnathan, saying that I was too withdrawn and didn't fit in.

He imitated my handwriting, sent love letters to boys, made vulgar and mean jokes, spread rumors about me, and caused my teacher to ask Johnathan to school.

He played pranks at home, made me take the blame, even threatened me, and tore up photos of my mother...

I tried to explain it too.

But I couldn't resist the rumors by myself.

Johnathan didn't believe me at all. He just said that I had become immature and asked me not to cause him trouble.

He always preferred Edison.

To be honest, Edison's hostility towards me was unnecessary.

His understanding of Johnathan was still too superficial.

No matter what, Johnathan would not leave me a single cent of the family property.

Edison looked very smug.

He didn't realize what trouble would his words cause to a girl.

Any rumor about me that I heard in my previous life was inextricably related to him.

"Why aren't you talking? Did I get it right?"

He was a villain.

"Get away from me."

We were standing at the stairs, I stretched out my hand, and he thought I was going to push him and screamed in fear.

In the previous life, he was so scared that he peed his pants.

He was so timid, but he was so cunning.

After he reacted, he was about to fight back but was stopped by Johnathan's shout.

"Stella!"

He came up from behind me and couldn't see what happened before, so he thought I was bullying Edison.

"What do you want to do standing in such a dangerous place?

"I thought you were in puberty and had a bad temper, but I didn't expect you to have evil intentions now.

"You're so disobedient, I don't know who you inherited this from."

He came up without caring about anything and started by scolding me.

I never realized that Johnathan was so stupid.

Others must can't tell who was Johnathan's biological child.

I couldn't force Johnathan to give me love that I didn't obtain from the beginning.

This seemed to also apply to family relationships.

"Kids will learn from their parents. It must be your fault." I sneered.

"You came just in time. Take good care of your son and don't let him become as bad as me. Of course, he didn't inherit your genes."

Johnathan's face turned grim.

I didn't stay and deliberately walked towards Edison when I left.

Before I touched him, he was so scared that he quickly grabbed the handrail.

He was a crowd who only dared to bully the weak and fear the strong.

Sooner or later, he would have to pay the price.

At the entrance of the library, the person I was meeting was already waiting there.

"Here's the card for you."