Illegitimate Daughter’s Payback: Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Cold

Illegitimate Daughter’s Payback: Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Cold

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By:   Sleepy Zoe  Completed
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My father was the CEO of a major corporation, and I was his illegitimate daughter—the one no one was supposed to know about. Growing up, I was the child nobody cared for. My father didn’t love me, and my mother wasn’t much better. From a young age, it was just me and my little brother looking out for each other. When I got into college, my father’s family decided to take my brother in. However, only a few days later, I received the news that my brother was dead.  I knew, deep down, that his death wasn’t just some accident. From that moment on, I worked even harder, determined to succeed. When I finally returned, I had a special gift prepared for my father’s family. This one’s for my brother!

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Chapter 1

I was an illegitimate child. Yep, my mother was the infamous homewrecker everyone despised. She was just an intern at a hotel when she met my father, the CEO of some big corporation.Apparently, my father was drunk that night, and after a wild fling, my mother stuck to him like glue. Back then, she was young and beautiful. No man could resist someone like her throwing themselves at them.My father thought throwing some money at her and keeping a little side piece would be simple enough, but my mother had bigger plans. She secretly got pregnant, hoping to force her way into the main seat. When that didn’t work, she cried, screamed, and even threatened to end it all just to bring me into the world.I was born a month premature because my mother, hearing that my father’s wife had just given birth, rushed to the hospital to have an emergency C-section. She didn’t even wait for the anesthesia to wear off before calling my father, demanding he claim his newborn daughter.However, guess w...

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21 Chapters
Chapter 1
I was an illegitimate child. Yep, my mother was the infamous homewrecker everyone despised. She was just an intern at a hotel when she met my father, the CEO of some big corporation.Apparently, my father was drunk that night, and after a wild fling, my mother stuck to him like glue. Back then, she was young and beautiful. No man could resist someone like her throwing themselves at them.My father thought throwing some money at her and keeping a little side piece would be simple enough, but my mother had bigger plans. She secretly got pregnant, hoping to force her way into the main seat. When that didn’t work, she cried, screamed, and even threatened to end it all just to bring me into the world.I was born a month premature because my mother, hearing that my father’s wife had just given birth, rushed to the hospital to have an emergency C-section. She didn’t even wait for the anesthesia to wear off before calling my father, demanding he claim his newborn daughter.However, guess w
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Chapter 2
After that, my father started visiting once or twice a month. He didn’t have much to say to my mother, but he’d chat with me, tell me stories, and sometimes take me out for a meal.My mother, though, was relentless. One rainy night, she got my father drunk again.The next morning, when he woke up in her bed, he looked like his world had fallen apart. It seemed possible to make the same mistake twice.Ten months later, my brother, Xavier Norton, was born. The first time I saw him, all wrinkled and red, I thought he was the ugliest thing I’d ever seen.He cried his little toothless head off, face flushed bright red. I reached out with a finger to poke his cheek, and just like that, he stopped crying. Instead, he turned his head and latched onto my finger, sucking on it with all his might.With my brother’s arrival, my father moved us into a bigger apartment, and the monthly allowance doubled. Life got a bit better.My mother, holding my baby brother, was filled with renewed ambitio
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Chapter 3
When Xavier was twelve, I got accepted into the finance program at Futura University in Salone City. My new life was full of hope, and I couldn’t wait to start. The only thing that weighed on my mind was Xavier. With a mother like ours, he barely had a steady supply of food, let alone a decent life.He’d just gotten into middle school, still chubby like a little kid, not yet hitting puberty. Despite that, he spoke like an adult, trying to comfort me, “Willow, don’t worry about me. Go to Salone City. I can take care of myself and look after Mother too.”I used the money I’d earned from my summer job to hire a housekeeper to cook for them. Still, I left for Salone City with a heart full of worry.Undergraduate life was busy and exciting, and for the first time in my eighteen years, I felt like I was truly living. As no one there knew I was an illegitimate child, no one mocked or looked down on me. I also didn’t have to deal with a mother drowning her life away at the gambling table
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Chapter 4
Six years later, when I returned to this city, I had completed both my undergrad and grad studies at Futura University.During those six years, I lived away from home, working part-time to pay my tuition. I never came back or contacted anyone from my past because I was afraid, afraid to face what I’d left behind. Thinking about Xavier, especially, was like an open wound I wasn’t ready to approach. I knew I wouldn’t be able to hold it together if I did.My mother still lived in the same old apartment. She was only in her forties, but years of late-night gambling and living carelessly had made her look bloated and aged. Her once beautiful face was long gone.When she opened the door and saw me standing there, she froze for a full minute. Then, she wiped away a tear with her rough hand. “You ungrateful girl, why are you back? So you remember you have a mother? Your brother had more heart than you ever did! If he were still here…”“He’s been gone for six years.” I cut her off coldly.
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Chapter 5
“Um…” My father looked uncomfortable.I sighed softly. “Xavier used to tell me all the time that he wished he had more time with you. He really looked up to you, but you were always so busy. Now that he’s gone, I just want to stay by your side, you know, to be there for you, just like he would’ve been. And besides, you're such a success in this city, a real powerhouse. I’d love to learn from you.”Seeing my father's expression soften, I seized the moment and said, “I want to start from the bottom, as a regular employee. I promise I won’t use your name to get any special treatment or embarrass you. I’ll even go by the name Willow Grange. No one will know I’m your daughter.”He couldn’t refuse me any longer, though he didn’t exactly give me what I wanted either. Instead of placing me in the main company of Heights Corp, he quietly arranged for me to start at one of his subsidiary investment firms. I was hired as an entry-level employee in the development department.The HR manager at
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Chapter 6
I scanned the room, quickly locking onto my target. It was Leo Jefferson, the heir to Starline Corportation. He was twenty-five years old, freshly returned from studying overseas.He was also the fiancé of my stepsister, Cindy, my father’s eldest daughter. Apparently, the two families had been close for generations, and their business ties ran deep. Leo and Cindy had grown up together, making them the perfect match.I grabbed a cocktail from a passing waiter and moved into Leo's blind spot, sliding up next to him.He had a scholarly look—polite and refined. Honestly, he seemed more like a fresh college graduate than the heir to a corporate empire. At that moment, he was deep in conversation with someone across from him, nodding and smiling with all the right cues.Feeling someone approach, he glanced my way briefly, then, without thinking, casually wrapped an arm around my waist. I let out a soft gasp, and his whole body tensed. He quickly turned to look at me, his face flushing re
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Chapter 7
After my first victory, things got a lot easier. As I said, some talents were just innate. Reading people and understanding what they wanted was something I had been good at since I was a kid. Now, as an adult, I had honed that skill to perfection, especially when it came to getting a man’s attention.Making a man interested was pretty simple. One just had to remember three things: First, know what he liked; second, surprise him; third, trigger his protective instincts.The next day, when I went to Starline Corporation, I wore a simple but perfectly fitted business suit and light makeup—fresh and professional. I was a completely different person from the carefree, bold version of myself he saw the day before.Leo’s assistant led me to his office, where he was already waiting for me.Starline Corporation was planning a new energy project in the area. I’d done my homework thoroughly, so I could speak confidently about everything, for example, market trends, product comparisons, feasi
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Chapter 8
The second step was about creating surprises. Since I already knew what he liked, it was easy to plan little surprises for him. It just took some time and effort.With a perfectly baked pumpkin pie, a ticket to a jazz concert, a rainbow suddenly appearing after a storm, and a peaceful walk in the rain sharing an umbrella… I wove a gentle trap, drawing him in slowly, step by step. By the time he realized how deeply he had fallen, it was too late.He began to hesitate, feeling conflicted, and soon started avoiding me. He handed off the project to one of his company’s managers and buried himself in other work, trying to escape. However, I wasn’t in any rush to close the net. I tossed Leo to the back of my mind and focused entirely on work. I needed to move fast. Leo had let it slip that Cindy would be joining Heights Corp soon to get familiar with the company. As such, I had to get ahead of her and secure access to Heights Corp’s core operations.With a few major projects under my be
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Chapter 9
Ben wasn’t the best guy, but he was undeniably skilled. Working under him, I learned a lot, though I always had to keep my guard up. He had this way of blurring professional boundaries, thinking every young woman was just waiting for a little office flirtation. He once said I was hard to catch. I pretended not to understand, sticking to the act of playing dumb. Six months later, Cindy graduated with a master's degree from a university abroad and joined the company. The name of the university didn’t ring any bells, so I Googled it. It turned out it was one of those no-name schools, and Cindy had actually graduated a year later than expected.My father decided to give her the title of vice president, hoping to groom her as a successor.Cindy had no real work experience. Every day, she strutted around, meeting partners in a way that showed off her power or holding meetings where she criticized department managers for doing nothing. Everyone knew she was the CEO’s daughter, so who woul
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Chapter 10
I didn’t care about Cindy and Leo’s fight, nor did I want to get involved. At the company, she made my life miserable, constantly targeting me and making things difficult. However, for some reason, she couldn’t bring herself to fire me. Sure, it’d be easier for her if she didn’t have to see me around, but for Cindy, keeping me close and under her thumb was the only way to satisfy her need for revenge. Plus, she didn’t trust me out of her sight—afraid I might steal Leo away from her. It was easier for her to keep me in line, berate me, and make sure I didn’t make any moves.Under Cindy's constant jabs, everyone at the company thought I was some kind of seductress. I was known for climbing the ladder by seducing men—first Tony at Jones Investments, and now Ben.As the old saying went, a barking dog wouldn’t bite, but a quiet dog? That was the one to watch out for.Cindy, for all her whining, was simply lucky to be born into a wealthy family and waltz into the company as the heir app
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