Chapter 1

The first time Ethan Chase's fiancée, Stella Grant, saw me, she was instantly hostile.

One evening, I came out of Ethan's bedroom wearing my pajamas.

Stella glared at me viciously, then whispered to Ethan in private:

"Is that foster daughter of yours deliberately trying to seduce you? She's only twelve years younger than you. She's a woman now."

From that point on, Ethan became very cold toward me.

Soon after, they got married and left the country for their honeymoon.

Ethan left me in the care of his younger brother, Jasper Chase.

When Jasper saw me, his face was full of disgust:

"So you're the kid my brother adopted? Stella told me you've been trying to seduce him, huh?"

I hurriedly explained:

"No, that's not true. That day I was washing my hair and the showerhead broke..."

Jasper kicked the sofa with a sinister smile:

"Cut the crap. Go make me dinner."

After that, he made me wash his sneakers in freezing cold water in the dead of winter. When I cooked, he complained it was too salty.

When I made tea, he complained it was too hot.

The worst time was when my teacher came for a home visit. He said:

"Her? She came from an orphanage. No manners. You teachers need to keep a close eye on her."

I stood in the kitchen doorway holding a fruit plate, forcing back tears.