Chapter 1

After three years of studying abroad, my billionaire father informed me to return home for my childhood nanny's funeral. However, as soon as I entered the funeral hall, Rose, the nanny's daughter, pointed her finger at my nose and angrily scolded me.

"Lily! Is this how you repay our mom for funding your overseas education?"

"You even dare to be late?"

"Kneel down! Apologize to mom!"

If this had happened in my previous life, I would have been terrified by this scene. But fortunately, I was reborn.

I coldly smiled, picked up the wreath in my hand, and violently smashed it into her face.

"That's nonsense! The nanny wasn't my birth mother!"

"How dare you spread such lies?"

"Just wait and see how you'll beg for my forgiveness later!"

Rose was knocked to the ground by my wreath, causing chaos in the funeral hall. She quickly got up, her face flushed red as she pointed at me and said,

"Today is mom's funeral. She ate stale bread and lived on scraps every day just to send you abroad for your studies!"

"And now you deny everything!?"

"Kneel down!"

I frowned, my eyes filled with anger.

In my previous life, this was how Rose's false accusations led to my death! We had only met a few times when I was little, and then hadn't seen each other for over a decade.

Now, I was just back to attend the nanny's funeral, and she was trying to pass me off as their adopted daughter. Not only did she force me to sign a million-dollar debt, but she also stripped me naked and forced me into prostitution. In the end, I could only commit suicide to preserve my dignity.

But this time, I came back prepared. Not only did I bring my personal butler, but I also secretly contacted my father when no one knew. He would arrive in less than an hour!

I angrily said to Mr. Thompson standing beside me, "Mr. Thompson, slap her for me. Wake her up and stop her from talking nonsense!"

But Mr. Thompson didn't move. Instead, he turned around and looked at me coldly, saying, "Who are you calling Mr. Thompson?"

"I'm your stepfather. Don't you know?"

"After you went abroad, I married your mother!"

I took a step back in surprise, asking in disbelief, "Mr. Thompson, what on earth are you talking about?"

"How did you become my stepfather?"

"This is absurd!"

"Slap!"

Mr. Thompson slapped me across the face without any expression, sternly saying, "Did you lose all your manners after studying abroad?"

"If we hadn't adopted you and paid for your education, how could you have become successful?"

"You couldn't even bring some valuable burial gifts for your mother when you returned?"

I was slapped against the wall, my face stinging with pain. I looked around. The relatives and guests in the nanny's funeral hall all had strange looks on their faces, gossiping about me.

"Is this the adopted daughter of their family? She's been educated abroad, but she seems quite disrespectful."

"What an ungrateful person. Adopted children are just adopted after all. Our community couldn't produce such a shameless woman!"

At this moment, someone pushed through the crowd.

I looked closely and realized it was my boyfriend, Jack.

He pointed at me with a pained expression, his body trembling as he said, "Lily, Rose is your adoptive mother's biological daughter, she's your elder sister!"

"If you lack filial piety, isn't it right for her to educate you?"

"Why are you so evil-hearted that you dare to hit your own sister?"

I didn't bother questioning why Jack was here. We had been in a long-distance relationship for a long time, and he didn't know my true identity.

I wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth, stood up, and said sternly to Mr. Thompson, "Mr. Thompson, this is my final warning to you. Prove my identity to them."

"Otherwise, when my father arrives, you'll all be in trouble. See who can protect you then!"

But Mr. Thompson, who used to dote on me the most, looked at me with a sneer and said,

"Lily, have you become stupid from studying? You're an orphan, where did you get parents from?"

"Oh! I get it now. You've become successful and can make big money, so you want to cut ties with our family, right?"

"Fine, then sign this IOU!"

"Sign it, and we'll be done with each other, with no more relationship!"

Mr. Thompson took out an unsigned IOU from his pocket and threw it at my feet.

The amount on it was as high as ten million dollars!