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On the day I graduated from college, I bought a scratch–off lottery ticket on a whim and unexpectedly won a
20–million–dollar prize.
My mom, Darla Moran, warned me to keep the money hidden, but she quickly told my brother, Wilbur Moran, about it.
Wilbur, along with my dad, Fletcher Moran, locked me in the basement, demanding I hand over all the winnings.
My mom pretended to be innocent, claiming she had remarried my dad and that the money should be shared with the family.
They let me starve to death, cruelly dismembered my body, and flushed it down the toilet.
When I opened my eyes again, I saw my mom holding my lottery ticket, comparing it to the winning numbers.
Seeing her greedy expression, I couldn’t help but smile coldly.
“Buying lottery tickets is a waste of money! You could have bought Wilbur two pounds of chicken wings with that! What a waste!” My mom nagged, and her words made my head buzz.
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Before I could even react, the lottery store owner placed the scratch–off in my hand, letting me choose.
I stared at that familiar ticket, not hesitating for a moment before ripping it open.
My mom continued to complain beside me. “Twenty bucks for a card! It is too expensive. We can barely pay the rent, and you waste money like this!”
I ran my fingers over the scratch–off, my heart racing. I knew this was 20 million dollars!
In this life, I had finally grabbed fate by the reins again.
I came from a broken home. My parents divorced when I was
young.
I lived with my mom, while my brother Wilbur lived with my dad. My mom’s health wasn’t good, and she had no income, so she relied on me to work part–time and pay for household expenses and my tuition. However, instead of thanking me, she felt indebted to Wilbur.
She would often take the money I gave her and secretly pass it on to Wilbur.
In my previous life, when I won the lottery, I immediately shared the good news with my mom.
She warned me never to tell anyone about my win because it was
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I thought she was protecting me, so I promised, reminding her not to slip and mention it to Wilbur lest my gambling–addicted father get wind of it.
But after Wilbur took the SATs and asked my mom for money, she “accidentally” betrayed me.
“Alisha won 20 million dollars in the lottery. That’s enough to buy you a fancy car for a joyride.”
When Wilbur asked me about that, I refused to admit it, but my mom came into my room and pulled out the proof of the winning ticket.
Wilbur quickly told my dad and my dad stormed into my house with Wilbur in tow, demanding I pay for his retirement and for Wilbur’s support.
I refused, and they started beating and insulting me.
My mom stood by, watching, not intervening. She even pretended to be generous, advising me, “They’re your father and brother. You should help them out. It’s only right.”
My heart shattered.
When I was in middle school, my dad had gambled away money and used my mom and me as collateral to settle his debts.
The casino almost sold us into a brothel.
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It was because I fought tooth and nail to protect my mom that she wasn’t hurt.
This was also why my grandpa forced my mom to divorce him.
Yet now, my mom was willing to watch me get beaten for the sake of her ex–husband and son.
I ran away, determined to escape this parasitic family.
But my dad and Wilbur took to livestreaming, publicly accusing me of stealing money and fleeing the country. My mom, using her identity as the long–suffering single mother who raised me, appeared on camera to confirm that I was an ungrateful daughter.
The online abuse flooded in, drowning me.
They even tricked me back, claiming my mom was critically ill. They captured me, locking me in a dark basement and demanding my account passwords.
Once they had the money, my mom feared my dad and Wilbur’s actions might be exposed, so she suggested locking me up. They let me starve to death, dismembered my body, and flushed it down the toilet to cover their tracks.
Only at the moment of my death did I realize that my mom had intentionally betrayed me to Wilbur.
She always wanted to reunite with my dad and Wilbur, and I
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had merely been a tool for her to use.
It was a bitter truth, one I only understood when it was too late.
After I died, my spirit followed my mom. I watched as she remarried my dad, using my money to buy Wilbur luxury cars and mansions.
When relatives asked about my whereabouts, my mom claimed I had abandoned her and run off overseas to live a carefree life.
My life was buried in their hands.
But my ghost couldn’t rest, haunting them relentlessly.
Then, one day, a mysterious white light sucked me in.
When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day I won the scratch–off.
In this life, I wouldn’t be the obedient daughter anymore. With 20 million dollars in hand, I was going to change my fate completely!
