Chapter 1: The Keys at the Door
My stepmother kicked me out to give my bedroom to her daughter.
She had no idea a luxury SUV was arriving with the keys to my new estate.
Vanessa tossed my clothes across the bed without looking at me.
“Twenty-four hours,” she snapped.
“Give Brielle this room or leave.”
My stepsister waited in the doorway, smiling.
My father watched from the hallway, too cowardly to say a word.
I didn’t argue.
I simply folded my shirts and packed my suitcase.
“Where will you even go?” Brielle taunted.
I zipped my bag and stared her in the eye.
“Home.”
Suddenly, tires crunching on the gravel made everyone glance toward the window.
A polished black luxury SUV stopped right in front of the house.
A man in a tailored suit stepped out, holding a thick legal folder.
He walked directly through our front door and handed me a set of heavy keys.
“Your hillside estate is ready, Ms.
Carter,” he said.
Vanessa’s face turned completely pale.
Brielle froze in place.
My father stared at me as if he was looking at a stranger.
I reached deep into my suitcase and pulled out another sealed document.
The moment Vanessa saw the official letterhead at the top, her eyes widened with sheer terror.
My hands unfolded the paper slowly.
“Before I leave, there’s something all of you need to see.”
What secret is Ms.
May you like
Carter about to reveal—and how will Vanessa react?
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