My Sister Stole My Millions and Said the Billionaire Loved HerChapter 1
At a Stephens Group construction site, I was struck by falling debris that punctured my uterus.
The ten-million-dollar workers' compensation settlement had barely hit my account before my parents transferred every last cent.
"You're never going to have children now. What's the point of keeping the money? Better to give it to your sister so she can pay off her gambling debts. After all, she's the only one who can still bear children. When you're old and need someone to take care of you, you'll be depending on her kids anyway."
"That's right. It's your fault for always being the top student. Your sister felt so inferior she dropped out and picked up a gambling habit. Paying her debts is the least you can do!"
Gambling was a bottomless pit. I fought them tooth and nail, but when nothing worked, I had no choice but to call the police.
That was when my sister kicked me square in my injured abdomen, a smug grin plastered across her face.
"Go ahead, call the cops. Think about it. You got a chunk of flesh crushed, and they paid out ten million? That's because Logan Stephens has a thing for me. The money was a favor to me. Calling the police won't change a thing. That money was always meant to be mine!"
I froze.
After my accident, the CEO of Stephens Group had held me in his arms, eyes red-rimmed, and sworn he would take responsibility for me for the rest of his life. And now my sister was claiming he had feelings for her?
...
The wound on my lower abdomen had been stitched and bandaged, but the pain still throbbed with every breath.
At least the settlement had been ten million dollars, more than ten times the standard amount.
With that kind of money, I could go abroad and find a cutting-edge clinic for treatment.
But when I tried to book a plane ticket, the screen flashed: Insufficient balance.
Ten million dollars. Every single cent, gone.
A buzzing filled my skull. My hand trembled around the phone. From beyond the bedroom door, I heard my sister Ethel Swanson's voice, shrill with glee: "Mom, Dad, thank you so much! With this ten million, I can finally pay off all my debts. No more hiding!"
My parents' voices carried their usual indulgent warmth.
"Oh, sweetheart, you've always been so thoughtful. It was just a transfer. No trouble at all."