Chapter 1Rewriting My Fate: The Billionaire's Forgotten Daughter

My family was poor, the kind of poor where we didn't know where our next meal was coming from.

Mom and Dad just holed up at home, refusing to work or earn a dime.

I once overheard them talking: "Just endure it a little longer. Once Claire is born, everything will be fine."

Later, my little sister was born. They named her Claire.

Overnight, my deadbeat dad founded a company and became a billionaire CEO.

My lazy mother suddenly transformed into a sophisticated, highly sought-after socialite.

By chance, I overheard another one of their conversations. It turned out my sister was the "female lead"—born to be the undisputed queen of this world.

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My family was poor, the kind of poor where we'd eat one meal and starve the next.

Mom and Dad were the town's notorious deadbeats. They idled their days away, shamelessly begging for scraps from the neighbors.

I still remember one winter, my mom dragged me to Mrs. Gable's house next door to beg for a casserole, only to get kicked out.

My mom cursed all the way home: "Today I'm begging you, but just wait until my Claire is born. You'll be the ones on your knees begging me!"

It wasn't the first time I had heard something like that.

She and Dad kept the phrase "wait until Claire is born" constantly on their lips, muttering it like a mantra.

It was as if "Claire being born" possessed some magical power to completely alter our family's destiny.

Even though I was young, I didn't believe it. Our family was in ruins; how could popping out another baby change anything?

But the facts proved them right.