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Chapter Sixteen.

Author: Esther Estie
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Michelle's POV:

I can’t believe Estella threw me out and that worthless Ken abandoned me by the roadside.

How crazy!

Can things get any worse?

As I stepped onto the front porch of the bungalow I shared with Ken, memories of what had happened earlier at the event flooded my mind.

I gazed up at the shabby house, trying to understand how everything had gone out of control.

I had thought that by taking both my father’s company and Ken from Estella, I would emerge victorious. Instead, I found myself becoming the sore loser, while she once again stood at the top.

Deep down, I always wondered if my status as my father’s stepdaughter made me unworthy. Perhaps that’s why he chose to let Mirabelle inherit everything, a decision that made me loathe her even more.

Watching her grow up, showered with love and attention that I craved, my jealousy morphed into a deep-seated hatred. Yet, for reasons I couldn’t understand, she always treated me kindly, which only made me disgusted.

Her ability to
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please don't let her go back to this jerk. I hope she will have more backbone and pride and ruin their lives
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