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When I turned eighteen, my family suddenly struck it rich.
My father, Samuel Cooper, made a fortune in business. We moved into a big mansion with a full staff of maids and drivers.
My younger brother, Dylan Cooper, was sent to Leranda to study and soon after graduated, marrying a beautiful and wealthy woman.
Together, they helped our family business thrive.
The only problem was that I had caught a cold and missed the SATs, so my parents married me off to a poor, rural bachelor.
I was locked in the basement, tortured day after day. I finally managed to escape and return home, but my parents‘ attitude was disgustingly cold.
“Such a burden. Why didn’t you just die in the mountains?‘
Dylan took me out to cheer me up, then pushed me under a moving truck. I ended up with broken bones and was sent to the
ICU.
As I lay on the brink of death, Dylan, dressed in an expensive suit, whispered in my ear, “I’ll let you die knowing the truth. Our family didn’t get rich from business. It was all because of the 100 million dollar lottery ticket you won.
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“We secretly claimed the prize, and kept it from you all this
time.”
With regret, I breathed my last. After I died, my body was “married off” for a dowry of 120 thousand dollars.
Then, I opened my eyes again, back to the day I bought the lottery ticket.
“This is your ticket. Keep it safe. You might just win big.”
I stared at the ticket in my hand, dazed.
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I had been reborn. Back in the day, I bought that lottery ticket!
In my past life, I’d bought the same ticket, but Dylan had barged into my room and stolen it.
I had always considered myself unlucky and didn’t believe I’d win, so I didn’t give the ticket much thought.
Soon after, our family’s business started booming.
We quickly moved into a mansion and became one of the city’s wealthiest families.
Dylan was sent off to study abroad in Leranda.
I had even suggested studying abroad myself, but my mother, Madison Cooper, shot it down immediately.
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Youre a girl. You’ll get married and settle down. What’s the point of studying abroad? It’s just a waste.”
I had been the top student in my entire grade.
But ever since I bought that lottery ticket, my bad luck never stopped.
Even on SAT day, I fell ill, collapsed from diarrhea, and missed the exam.
My parents marned me off to a poor rural bachelor, and I was locked in a basement, abused daily.
I eventually managed to escape and return home.
Covered in bruises and injuries, I stood at the door, but my parents only scolded me.
Look at you, like a beggar. You’re embarrassing our family! How could you not die in that village?”
Dylan’s wife, dripping in expensive jewelry, wrinkled her nose at me and sneered, saying to Dylan, “Is this really your sister? She’s even worse than a beggar!”
Only Dylan held me close and whispered, “Zoey, I’m so sorry for what you’ve been through.”
He took me out to cheer me up. Then, when the security cameras couldn’t see us, he pushed me under a speeding truck!
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I ended up with multiple fractures and was rushed to the ICU.
In my final moments, Dylan, dressed in his luxurious suit, bent over and whispered in my ear, “I want you to die knowing the truth. Our family didn’t get rich from business. It was all because of the 100 million dollars you won from that lottery. That’s how the company started. That’s how I got the chance to study abroad. I really should be thanking you.”
He paused, then coldly added, “But as long as you’re alive, there’s a risk you’ll find out the truth. What if one day you start making trouble? That’s why our parents sent you off to the village, and told the villagers to torture you. We never expected you to escape… but this tinte, you’re going to die. Just die peacefully. Our family will be grateful.”
With regret, I took my last breath.
After I died, my body was married off for a dowry.
Thinking back on my past life, I clenched the lottery ticket in my hand and silently vowed.
This time, I will never let them take the 100 million dollars from me again!
Zoey, I knew you’d be here!”
I turned around in shock, only to see Dylan standing in front of me, though I didn’t know when he had appeared.
He saw the ticket clenched tightly in my hand. His eyes lit up,
