The fake rich girl actively begged me-the real rich girl, to admit that I was her. But it was to deceive me and push me into the abyss.
I was caught and beaten before I knew that she had bound the 'You Suffer, I Benefit' system.
She stepped on my dead body to reach the peak of life, and she even had a sweet life with my boyfriend.
When I opened my eyes again, I went back to the day when my parents recognized me, and I cried and said, "Mom, Dad, I want to change my name!"
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1
"Mom, Dad, I know I don't deserve to call you like this anymore, but I really can't bear it..."
Ashley cried so hard, and her pitiful appearance really showed that she was a natural-born actress.
This time was when I was just recognized by the Cohen family. Because I fainted due to malnutrition for a long time.
At this moment, I was from ten years later. I was reborn.
The encounters in my memory made me nauseous one after another, so much so that my parents couldn't care about Ashley's self-reflection and hurriedly called the doctor.
2
Ashley's biological mother wanted to get our family's property, so she switched me and Ashley.
In my previous life, I was recognized as a member of the Cohen family in my senior year of high school.
The reason why the Cohen family found me was because Ashley voluntarily mentioned it.
It was also because of her kindness that my parents did not intend to drive Ashley away.
And I believed foolishly that this younger sister, who was a few minutes younger than me, sincerely treated me well.
It was not until I died in the pigsty and looked back on my life that I realized that Ashley was bound to the 'You Suffer, I Benefit' system.
And I was the unfortunate carrier.
The worse I lived, the better she lived.
In this life, I will take back everything that belongs to me!
3
When I saw my parents, I didn't care about anything else, I just hugged my mom and cried.
There were no words, just crying to release emotions.
In my previous life, Ashley obstructed me and made me think that my parents never appreciated me. I lost the support of my family.
And my mother was still making plans for me. Even at the last moment when I was about to break apart from the family.
However, she didn't expect that her plan would ultimately become the final push that pushed me into the abyss.
But at that time, I was so foolish that I didn't see the goodness of my parents. It was not until I looked back on my life that I realized who were the real people and who were the ghosts.
My mom patted my back gently, comforting me and helping me gradually breathe smoothly.
While my dad watched us silently shedding tears.
How could I have been so blind to believe that bitch, when my parents loved me so much?
"Okay, let's go home. Don't be afraid anymore..."
"Dad, Mom, I want to change my name."
My parents were stunned when they heard what I said, and then they were excited and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
In my previous life, I had been instilled with too many thoughts by Ashley, which my parents had to accept reluctantly.
So, I was on guard from the beginning when we met.
No matter what they said, I always took the opposite stance. After all, it was their own biological daughter who made a mistake and it was up to an adopted daughter like me to discover it and urge her to recognize it. In my opinion, they were unforgivable.
So, when they mentioned changing my name, I shouted and screamed excitedly, to the point that my already malnourished body fainted.
The name 'Buena' should never be used again, and I should change back to my original name.
"Okay, okay, we'll go change your name after we leave the hospital. Sweetie, what do you want to be called?"
My mom said with a smile, tears still streaming down her face.
Ashley seemed to feel ignored and came over at this moment, intending to wipe away my mom's tears.
She was acting like a good girl again.
In the previous life, her obedience and my unreasonableness formed a sharp contrast.
After all, as a daughter who had been spoiled for more than ten years and was so obedient, my mom would still unconsciously treat her gently.
However, these were intolerable in my eyes.
So, I showed my harshness.
This time, I quickly wiped away the tears from my mom's face and comforted her.
"Mom, you can't cry anymore. You should be happy that I am back. I like any name that you like."
Ashley was stunned, her outstretched hand froze in an awkward position.
"Mom, although Buena has come back, she will take the SAT soon. Changing her name may affect her SAT. How about..."
Ashley was about to hug my mom, but I stared at her and said, "Actually, this name should be yours. How about we exchange names this time?"
Ashley obviously didn't expect me to say this. After all, she had met me many times before and had gained my trust.
"Um, um..."
"My dear daughter, the Dawson family has no relatives left. After all, we were able to recognize each other thanks to Ashley. Can you please not let her go?"
My mom timidly said, afraid of making me unhappy again.
I knew that with my mom's personality, even if I "acted out" and drove her away now, she would still secretly support her.
When the time came, I was in the light and she was in the dark, it would be dangerous instead.
And I wanted to take back my things, how can I do without her? Of course, I wouldn't let her go back like this.
"Mom, I know you have developed feelings for her after taking care of her for so long. Of course, you wouldn't kick her out. However, since I have come back, it wouldn't be right for me to just change my name and call it home without any proper explanation.
My dad nodded directly when he heard it.
I just wanted to announce my identity to the world, so that Ashley and others wouldn't mock me as a fake rich girl who hadn't changed her name like they did in my previous life.
"Or, let's say that Mom gave birth to twins, otherwise, how can Ashley..."
"Mom, I have suffered for more than ten years. I didn't even ask her to come back and suffer. Can't I just be recognized?"
I started crying as I spoke, and because of my poor health, I couldn't breathe properly.
"Okay! Okay! I agree! Good girl, don't worry, let the doctor examine you first."
My dad shouted and pushed the doctor forward. I knew I had achieved my goal, but I passed out due to exhaustion.
Chapter 24
After half a month of recuperation, I finally left the hospital, and my name had been changed to Deanna Cohen.
Also under my urging, my parents changed Ashley's name to Carol Dawson.
Because I was crying and saying I was hungry at the time, my dad was in a hurry and didn't pay much attention.
Carol knew that she couldn't make a fuss, and even joked with a smile, "I am indeed quite redundant."
My mom sympathized instantly and wanted my dad to change it back.
I pulled my mom and said, "Mom, this name is really beautiful. It fits her very much."
After hearing my explanation, my mom instantly felt that the implication was fine.
Carol failed to sell his misery again, and his eyes looked poisonous.
I secretly laughed. Was this little bit of suffering enough to reveal her true nature?
5
After all, the college entrance examination was only a few months away, and I would be entering school after a good rest.
My mom originally wanted me to be a day student. But she thought that it would be too time-consuming to travel back and forth, so I decided to live on campus.
My dad said that as long as I wanted it, he would fulfill it, and all the procedures and supplies were well prepared.
The Cohen family suddenly got a new daughter, which was explosive news in this boring high school life.
So, when I went to the school, I could feel those scrutinizing and resentful glances.
My gaze fixed on the boy by the window.
The sunlight shone through the window, casting a youthful glow on his clean face.
Unfortunately, he was totally bad.
Carol sitting behind him lowered her head at this moment, looking like she was completely absorbed in reading the classics and oblivious to the outside world.
What a pair of jackals and wolves.
The teacher briefly explained my situation and asked me to find a place to sit.
I looked around and saw that there was only one empty seat left in the last row, next to that boy.
Without hesitation, I sat in the last row as well. After all, I had a grudge to settle, and I had to go to college.
So, I needed a quiet environment.
Just as I sat down, a sigh came from somewhere.
Reflexively, I looked at Carol. Perhaps she didn't expect me to look at her. Although her gloating expression was fleeting, I still caught it.
"This cannot seat a person," said Henric.
"Because you occupy a large area?"
I sat down casually after asking a question, and Henric looked at me with a particularly complex expression.
As a "poor student", Henric had the privilege of having a dedicated seat, and no one had the option to sit with him.
So, he never thought about why there couldn't be a desk mate, it was just a convention.
At this moment, the class began, but I was too lazy to look at his reaction and focused on listening to the class.
Henric unexpectedly didn't cause trouble for the first time.
After class, Carol walked over. I thought she was looking for me. After all, in my previous life, she was very attentive and caring towards me.
But she didn't expect that she went straight to find Henric.
"Sorry, my sister is new here and doesn't know the rules of the class. I'll take her away."
Henric was originally lying on the table and sleeping, but he didn't even move when he heard her voice.
It seemed that Carol was trying to ease the embarrassment and quickly pulled my arm.
"This seat is not for sitting, you'd better come with me."
I followed her finger and saw the boy standing up and smiling at me.
Carol saw that I was looking over there and quickly said, "That's Jack, he studies very well. You can sit there and I can take care of you."
After saying that, Carol started to pack my things, and Jack also came over and greeted me.
I shook off Carol's hand and said, "I think it's fine. Why should I sit with an ugly weirdo?"
Jack's smiling face instantly froze, and Carol was also stunned.
"Also, we are not sisters. My mom only gave birth to me."
Then came a hearty laughter.
"Hahaha, from now on, what's your name?"
Henric suddenly looked at me with a sincere face and asked, "Deanna Cohen."
"Great! From now on, this will be Deanna's seat. Let's see who dares to make her move!"
After that day, rumors spread in our class that I was bullying others.
Of course, I knew who was behind it. After Carol listened to what I said, she performed another act of pretending to be sad.
Jack looked at me as if he wanted to eat me, but he didn't go to coax Carol, but sat back.
I thought he gave up, but I didn't expect him to still have a trick up his sleeve.
Soon, the mock exam before the college entrance examination came, but I was in a mess during the two days of the exam.
Chapter 36
The dormitory was a four-person room, and Carol volunteered to take care of me and took me to her room.
It was my turn to be on duty in the dormitory on the day of the exam, so I got up early to tidy up.
However, the two people in the dormitory were not in a hurry. I had just finished mopping the floor when one of them, Iris, knocked over a box of loose powder.
"Oops, I'm sorry. Deanna, I didn't mean to. I'm going to be late, can you clean up for me?"
I looked at Iris' gloating look and said, "No need to apologize."
When Iris heard this, she pretended to be affectionate and came over to try to pull my arm.
I dodged her hand in time and said, "The school has repeatedly emphasized that cosmetics are not allowed to be brought into the school. So it's not just a matter of deducting points if you can't clean up properly. You might have to go home and reflect on it."
After saying that, I picked up my phone and took a picture of my tidy dormitory.
"By the way, my mom is afraid that I won't adapt to school. So she specially applied for me to bring my phone. Just turn it off during class. So, if there is a problem with me, this photo will be sent."
Iris hurriedly threw away the loose powder packaging in her hand.
"Oops, I threw it too late. It's already in the picture."
After saying that, I hurried to the classroom with my things.
According to the timetable, we could go to the exam room after we finished self-study and had dinner.
Because the school wanted us to adapt to the atmosphere of the college entrance examination, the mock exams were assigned to the exam rooms according to the rankings.
And as a newcomer, I naturally got assigned to the last exam room.
I saw Carol when I went in. She wanted to greet me, but I instinctively passed her and looked for my seat.
As Carol walked towards me, I was thinking about how to avoid her disgusting me, but then I heard a voice.
"I didn't have breakfast this morning. Is there anything to eat?"
I looked up and saw Henric looking at me with a smirk on his face.
Before I could speak, Carol spoke up, "I have something here. What do you want to eat?"
Seeing her being so attentive, I didn't feel like talking and continued to carry the documents in my hand.
"Hey! I'm asking you!"
Henric poked me.
I angrily threw the cookies from my bag at him.
"Just this, eat it or not."
Carol once again returned to his seat, feeling defeated.
The exam went smoothly, except that I had a stomachache the whole time.
For the last exam, I just went to the restroom, but someone blocked the door.
When I stood up due to diarrhea, there was no sound around me.
I hurriedly pushed the door, trying to run back to the exam room, but I found that I couldn't open it.
I shouted, hoping someone would hear me and open the door for me.
However, I immediately heard the bell for the start of the exam.
I tried to climb up and crawl out through the gap above, but there was no support point.
I had no choice but to continue shouting and banging on the restroom door.
The wooden door couldn't make much noise.
I looked at my watch and saw that it was almost fifteen minutes, but then I heard someone calling my name.
"Deanna, where are you?"
Chapter 4"I'm here! Help me! Could you help me move the things blocking the door?"
I heard the voice and quickly asked for help.
"Wait for me to call someone."
"It's too late, they're about to stop students from entering. Could you please help me?"
This was my determination. I didn't want to let Carol succeed in the first exam!
The person outside the door seemed hesitant, after all, the voice sounded like a boy.
Finally, a voice came from outside the door.
"Is anyone there? If no one is here, I can go in."
Immediately, the door was opened.
When I saw that it was Henric, his flushed face clearly told me how embarrassed he was.
But without thinking too much, I quickly grabbed him and ran towards the examination room.
Fortunately, we arrived at the classroom at the last minute.
I still felt uncomfortable in my stomach when writing the answers, and even kept sweating.
Maybe it was because I ran too hastily just now, but I even felt a little short of breath.
In this way, I didn't know how long I persisted. It seemed that I had done half of the questions, and then I fainted with a blackout.
Chapter 5When I woke up, my mom excitedly held my hand and said, "Deanna, don't stay in the dormitory anymore. We will be day students from now on!"
I looked at my mom in confusion, but Carol walked over and knelt down directly.
"Deanna, it's my fault for not realizing that they were secretly plotting against you and hurting you."
She was so pure and kind. I struggled to get up, but my mom pressed me back onto the bed.
"You're weak, just lie down and speak."
With the help of my mom, I sat up and looked at Carol, saying, "Does what they did have anything to do with you?"
Carol was stunned at first, then hurriedly defended herself.
"No, if I had known, I would have stopped them even at the cost of my life."
"Then why did you kneel down to apologize?"
Upon hearing this, my mom finally pulled her up.
"Deanna, they said they put the medicine for constipation in the wrong cup and that's why you missed the exam."
"So, they admit to poisoning you," I said calmly.
But Carol panicked when she heard it. Once this matter escalated to poisoning, it would no longer be a small issue.
"Deanna, it's true that they played a prank on you by locking you in the bathroom, but isn't accusing them of poisoning too serious?"
I ignored her and looked at my mom, saying, "Mom, they deliberately made a mess on the floor while I was on duty. I was afraid of being late and letting them clean up by themselves, so they held a grudge against me. If I still have to share a dormitory with them, I'm afraid I won't be alive in the future."
My dad just came back with food and when he heard what I said. He directly said that I didn't need to handle it. He would take care of everything.
I knew that my parents have always been protective of me. If it weren't for the fact that I was deceived too much by Carol in my previous life and I drifted apart from them, how could I have ended up like this?
Thinking of this, I glared angrily at Carol.
Carol was also startled by my gaze. But in this life, I was the apple of my parents' eyes. So she didn't have the chance to act coquettish.
In this way, even if she, as a marginal figure, was bound to the System, she would not have as much capital.
"Mom, Dad, after all, we are in the same class. If we make too much trouble..."
However, she still thought it was worth fighting for her little followers, even if it was just to avoid being exposed.
"Why do you still cover up for them? They hurt me. Are you happy?"
I glared at her fiercely as I spoke, and my parents scrutinized her as if they had just realized something.
"No, no, I'm just afraid that Deanna will cause too much trouble in this class and it will affect her reputation."
"You also know that I just joined that class, why would the two people who were friendly with you want to bully me!"
Carol was so scared that she shivered. She looked at my mother in panic, only to find that my mother was also waiting for an explanation from her.
She collected herself and then said, "They, they said they couldn't stand seeing me being bullied by you, so they wanted to stand up for me. But I have already emphasized to them that you are my sister, so it is acceptable for you to bully me."
With just a few words, she turned the situation around. She truly lives up to her reputation as a kind girl.