The Son They Wanted, the Daughter They Betrayed

The day my biological parents brought me back to the Hawthorne family, I had just turned down the campus beauty’s ninety-ninth confession of love. Rose petals still covered my shoulders.

My biological mother looked me up and down with disgust.

“Now that you’re back where you belong, put an end to your womanizing and learn to behave.”

The fake heir, who had been playing the victim since I walked through the door, suddenly leaned over and whispered in my ear.

“You’d better behave yourself. Don’t even dream of fighting me for the Hawthorne inheritance.”