Rise to Power, Almighty Queen

To be honest, the people I called my parents weren't my biological parents. Instead, they were my uncle, Charles Brown, and his wife, Nancy Baker. My sister wasn't my biological sister, either. She was my cousin, Amy Brown.I was an orphan.An accident had killed my parents when I was 14. Other people would probably assume that such things only happened in the news or some TV drama.However, this accident had actually happened in my life, and it had even taken place on my birthday.My parents had been on a business trip out of the city, and they had taken the trouble to drive all the way back home to celebrate my birthday.Halfway through their journey, a large truck transporting coal collided with a car, causing the truck to overturn.My parents' car had just so happened to be driving past. The overturned truck had fallen toward my parents' car along with the mountain of coal it was carrying. In an instant, my parents' small car had been crushed and buried under the coal.My da

"But Uncle Charles, Amy just said that I was the reason my parents died. She might be right. I don't want to get you and your family in trouble too," I said, biting my lip and trying to look as pitiful as possible.Fearing that I might actually get the guardianship rights revoked, Charles hastily glared at Amy and shouted angrily, "Amy, apologize to Julia right now! I'll teach you a lesson if you say those things again!"Amy was Charles and Nancy's only daughter and the apple of their eye, so of course, Charles' harsh tone startled her. Her eyes instantly reddened as she began sobbing pitifully. She said stubbornly, "No way! She really does bring bad luck, and she'll be the death of our family!"When I heard that, I pursed my lips and put on an even sadder expression. I lamented, "It's all my fault, Uncle Charles. I don't think you should take me in, after all. Just leave me alone to fend for myself."In his panic, Charles raised his hand and slapped Amy across the face. He shouted

When everything was over, Amy and her lackeys gleefully walked away.I crouched in a corner. When they had gone out of sight, I slowly made my way back to the classroom.I committed their appearances to memory, making sure to remember the faces of Amy's two lackeys.In the days that followed, I carefully minded my behavior so that Amy wouldn't have a chance to pick on me.At the same time, I secretly observed the habits of Amy's two lackeys.One of the lackeys, Anna Clark, was a mobile game addict and didn't care for her studies. However, she lacked skill, so she seemed to be forever stuck in the Diamond rank in the game.The other lackey, Betsy Turner, was trying to improve in her studies, but she failed all her subjects, and she couldn't even turn in her homework sometimes.It was easy to deal with people once their weaknesses were located.I thought, "Amy, it's about time I give you a taste of your own medicine."During a break, Anna went to the bathroom, and I followed sui

The next day, Amy made her way toward me after school. Then, she forcefully rammed into me.I hadn't even said anything when she shouted arrogantly at me, "Look where you're going, Julia! You bumped into me!"I frowned a little. Then, I simply stepped aside to avoid her."Stop right there! Are you going to just walk away after bumping into someone? I want you to kneel and apologize to me!" Amy shouted as she suddenly pulled me back. Her eyes were filled with malice.I finally realized what she was trying to do. Bumping into me was just an excuse. Anna and Betsy were right. Amy had put on this show just for me.I didn't get mad at that thought. Instead, I said in a pitiful and helpless tone, "You want me to kneel in front of the whole class just because I bumped into you? Isn't that a little too much, Amy? I'm even your family! If you have any complaints about me, just tell me. I can change my ways."Amy spat and said mockingly, "Oh, you're backing off now? Where has that high-and

When I got home that night, Amy stormed toward me. Her eyes were puffy and red. She lifted her hand, clearly aiming to strike me."This is all your fault, Julia! You got me expelled! I'm going to make you pay!"I stayed calm and held up my phone. "Have you not bullied me enough at school? Maybe I should record this and send it to the reporters to expose your true colors."I'd already collected quite a few contacts for this very reason."I don't care! I'll kill you!"Amy was relentless. She grabbed a ceramic bowl from the table to throw it at me."Enough, you idiot!" Charles bellowed, slapping Amy hard across the face. "It's bad enough you got caught at school. Must you cause problems at home too?"I glanced at Charles, aware that he wasn't stepping in to help me. He was just furious at Amy for embarrassing him by getting expelled from school.Nancy rushed over and pulled Charles aside. She shot me a scornful look and said, "Sure, Amy's not blameless, but this is mostly your fau