Chapter 1The Billionaire Heir's Vow
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My sister and I were adopted from the orphanage.
My sister chose the Sterlings, a family with unmatched wealth and power.
But the heir of the Sterling family had a twisted personality and tortured her every day.
Meanwhile, I chose the ordinary Mercer family. Although their wealth couldn't compare to the Sterlings, they treated me incredibly well. The young master of the Mercer family later became a business magnate and married me, giving me a life of absolute bliss.
Driven mad by jealousy, my sister secretly strangled me to death.
When I opened my eyes again, my sister didn't hesitate to steal the life I had lived. She chose the Mercer family.
"It's your turn to be tortured this time, little sister."
I almost laughed out loud. Did she really think the young master of the Mercer family was a good person?
* * *
I was reborn, back to the day my sister Chloe and I were being adopted.
"Sir, I'm obedient and I can do chores. Please adopt me."
Beside me, Chloe grabbed the hand of Vincent, the young master of the Mercer family.
So, she had been reborn too.
"Little girl, didn't you just say you liked our family?" a wealthy woman spoke up.
She was Mrs. Sterling, mother to Arthur Sterling, the heir to a New York real estate empire.
Arthur himself wasn't present.
"I suddenly don't like your family anymore. Is that a problem?" Chloe said, shrinking behind Vincent.
Mrs. Sterling looked a bit annoyed.
"Someone as fickle as you isn't fit to enter the Sterling family anyway!"
Then, she looked at me gently. "Sweetheart, come with me. We have a big brother at home for you, too."
I nodded and reached out my hand.
Chloe's eyes were full of triumph.
She seemed very satisfied with my reaction.
But what she didn't know was that compared to the eccentric billionaire heir, I was far more terrified of the venomous snake that was Vincent Mercer.
In my past life, I desperately tried to escape him.
This time, she actually did me a huge favor.
As I walked to the door with Mrs. Sterling, she went to pull the car around.
Chloe suddenly walked up to me, her eyes brimming with contempt.
"It's your turn to be tortured this time, little sister."
I ignored her.
Because to me, she was acting like an absolute clown right now!
She thought this was a new beginning.
But she had no idea she was jumping from one fire pit into an even deadlier inferno.