“I heard Mr. Blackwood talking about this.
Looks like Katherine is telling the truth.”
“Weird. Why did Steven say Mr. Blackwood
wanted us here to support Amanda?”
Amanda went pale, her eyes wide with panic.
She had no idea about the Phoenix Blood
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Michael suddenly laughed, “Katherine, you
think you can fool everyone? You want us to
believe that something that looks like you
found in the trash has been passed down
through your family for generations? That’s
just pathetic.”
The others looked confused again, shifting
their gazes between me and Amanda, unsure
what to think.
I was raised with culture and class.
Amanda might have read books at my house,
but you can’t erase her ugly heart.
She couldn’t hide her envy.
Panicked, Amanda tried to be brave, “If you
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are Katherine Blackwood, why does Steven
take me to all the important events instead of
you?”
Michael glared at me. “Amanda treated you
like a sister, and you turn around and do this?
You are worthless!”
They ganged up on me, and the crowd agreed
with them again.
I started to talk, but the security guards
grabbed my arms.
Amanda’s friend, Brittany, slapped me across.
the face.
Then she beat me with her purse.
“You’re just a stray the Blackwoods took in,
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and you think you can take Amanda’s place?”
“Apologize to Amanda now!”
Blood trickled from my lip.
It fell to the floor, making a blood flower.
I stared at them, growling, “Wait until my
parents get here. They will not be happy.”
Last time, Amanda replaced me, and my
parents never knew. They thought I had run
away.
This time, I told them.
They would be here in minutes.
Amanda whispered, “Your parents are out of
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the country. They aren’t coming back. Why
are you such a bad liar?”
“Besides, Michael’s dad is friends with my
parents. He has a multinational group. Even if
my parents found out, they would not be able
to do anything.”
Then, someone yelled, “What is going on
here?”
“What do you think you’re doing?”
Steven showed up with eight bodyguards.
The security guards released me.
Amanda almost fell, but then she saw it was
Steven, and she looked relieved.
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Steven saw that Amanda was okay and glared
at me.
“Good thing Amanda is okay. If anything
happened to her, no matter how nice you are,
I won’t let you off easy!”
Last time, no matter what happened, Steven
chose Amanda.
To stay alive, I tried to copy Amanda, but they
just made fun of me.
I just laughed, “Oh, you want me to copy
Amanda? Do you want me to be ungrateful
and pretend to be someone I am not?”
“Why would I copy someone like that? Steven,
do you really think you can fool everyone?”
Everyone thought Steven was right.
“That stray that the Blackwoods took in is
acting crazy. She is yelling at everyone.”
“What does it mean to be ungrateful? I spit
on someone like that!”
The assistant pointed at Amanda, “She is the
stray. Katherine is Katherine Blackwood.”
Steven slapped the assistant and shouted,
“Don’t say that about Amanda! She is a good
person!”
Then he glared at me, “Did you tell her to do
that?”
“I have been too nice. That is why you do not
respect me. Do you not know who you are?”
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Michael hugged Amanda, “Only Amanda is the
one that I love.”
“Katherine, you want to marry me? I would
rather die!”
Then he gave flowers to Amanda and got on
one knee.
“Amanda, I will love you forever.”
“Will you marry me?”
Amanda cried.
“I will.”
After Michael put the ring on her, she looked
thrilled.
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Then she saw me, and she faked that she felt
bad.
“I used to pity Katherine. I treated her like a
sister. But this is what I get. She tries to steal
everything that I have.”
She started to cry to get everyone to feel bad
for her.