Chapter 3The Secret Inheritance: My Family Can Hear My Thoughts

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw my dad glaring at Ava, his face expressionless.

Ava, thinking he was impressed by her humility, lowered her head bashfully.

I chuckled internally.

Ava moved closer to my dad.

“Uncle Richard, please don’t be mad at my sister. She grew up having everyone wait on her…”

“Enough!”

My dad finally snapped.

He slammed the coffee cup onto the table, making Ava jump.

“Unc… Uncle… please don’t be angry. Sister is just…”

She still didn't realize why my dad was truly furious. She probably thought he was defending her, while secretly gloating.

My dad glared at her and snapped:

“I don’t care what games you’re playing. Since you’re here, stay put and stop pulling stunts.”

He gave my mom a fierce look and walked away.

Ava’s eyes widened in confusion.

Once my dad was gone, my mom nervously pulled Ava aside and whispered:

“What happened? Didn’t you say he’d be too focused on work to notice anything?”

My mom was genuinely confused.

My dad was always so gentle and agreeable with her, at least before Ava arrived.

She pondered for a while, concluding he must be having company troubles.

“It’s okay. As long as you’re in the Carrington house, you’ll have your chance. The most important thing now is to deal with Chloe. The Carringtons are arranging a marriage alliance for her with the Sterling Group, the wealthiest family in the city. Once Chloe is ruined…”

“...you can take her place, and the Carrington Group will be ours.”

The Sterling Group was a top-tier dynasty in the city. Becoming Mrs. Sterling would mean limitless wealth and status.

My mom’s eyes gleamed with greed as she looked at Ava.

Ava's jaw dropped, her eyes unfocused, clearly picturing herself as the Sterling matriarch.

She nodded hard.

In the past life, because I’d been sheltered for so long, I had no defenses against this sudden "sister."

I indulged her every whim and even covered up her mistakes.

After relentless convincing from my mom, I genuinely thought of her as family.

Yet, they were snakes, destroying my family, killing the man I loved, and finally seizing the entire Carrington Group.

Watching her lost in her fantasy, I unknowingly dug my nails into my palms.

Did she think she would get away with it this time?

In a few days, it was my 24th birthday.

My dad had booked the penthouse suite at the city's most exclusive five-star hotel for a lavish party, inviting countless business elites.