Chapter 2

We had gone over the shelter's records dozens of times. The three of us were the only girls who shared the dead heiress's age and birth date. There wasn't a single other option!

On top of that, we had used completely different approaches after being adopted. Yet without fail, every single one of us was showered with immense love at first, only to be brutally murdered on the very day of our eighteenth birthday.

Why didn't the billionaire make a move earlier or ask to swap us out before then?

What on earth happened on our eighteenth birthday that suddenly made him realize he had picked the wrong girl?

Our deduction hit a complete dead end, leaving us drowning in despair.

Chloe gritted her teeth. "Should we just run?"

Mia let out a bitter sigh. "He has unlimited money and power. Where could we possibly hide?"

Chloe clenched her fists tight. "If we don't run, he's going to adopt all three of us and butcher us one by one! No matter what we choose, we're dead meat!"

Wait.

That wasn't true! There was still a way out!

A sudden realization hit me. "Do you remember that spiritual master Alexander mentioned? Master Lee?"

Alexander had stated that the billionaire only targeted our shelter because of Master Lee's guidance. That meant Master Lee was very likely the one person who knew which girl the billionaire actually wanted to adopt.

With our lives hanging in the balance, rules didn't matter anymore.

Chloe acted immediately. She ambushed one of the shelter staff members who had been abusive to us, threatening him until he agreed to drive us into the city to track down Master Lee.

Master Lee looked like an ethereal, wise sage, but we couldn't tell whether he was a total fraud or someone with genuine mystical gifts.

At first, we kept our heads down, begging him with the utmost humility.

Yet the moment we brought up the Vance family, he panicked, frantically trying to kick us out of his studio.

Having no other choice, Mia ripped the collar of her shirt, threw herself onto the floor next to Master Lee, and began screaming for help at the top of her lungs.

Master Lee went completely pale from fright.

"Stop! Stop it right now!"

"What do you want to know? I'll talk, I'll talk!"

Seeing him cave, Mia scrambled up from the floor, her eyes blazing. "Cut the cryptic nonsense and give it to us straight. Who is the girl the billionaire actually wants to adopt?"

Master Lee’s gaze swept across our three faces before his trembling finger pointed straight at me:

"It's you..."