After my rebirth, I deliberately orchestrated every missed encounter with my biological parents.
When they wanted to take my adopted sister for a family portrait, I took a cold shower to catch a fever.
When they chartered a yacht abroad for her birthday, I joined a classified project early so I couldn’t leave the country.
When they started a company for her, I immediately applied for a transfer to Lunaton, a thousand kilometers away, proving I would never compete with her again.
It was all because in my past life, I spent decades fighting my adopted sister for our parents’ love, only to be labeled “calculating” and “manipulative.”
Everyone preferred my innocent, bubbly adopted sister and despised the quiet, withdrawn me.
Even my husband and my own children couldn’t understand my pain.
“We’re all family. Can’t you just give it a rest for a few days?
You start a fight every time you come home and ruin everyone’s peace. You really need to take a hard look at yourself!”
I died alone in a hospital bed. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the time I was first brought back to my biological family.
This time, I’m done fighting. I’m going to live for myself.
A Family’s Unfair Preference Chapter 08 After that day, my parents never pulled another surprise visit, nor did they ask when I’d be free to come home. Our relationship faded to the point where, if they didn’t cautiously reach out to me, I wouldn’t even think of them. Still, Mom sent me messages every now
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A Family’s Unfair Preference Chapter 07 A year and a half had passed since I moved south. Seeing them standing at the gate of my workplace after my shift, I almost turned on my heel and left. Mom quickly called out to me. “Zora, don’t walk away.” I bit the bullet and turned around. In
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A Family’s Unfair Preference Chapter 06 That phone call ended with Dad flying into a defensive rage, demanding to know, “Why do you always have to compare yourself to your sister?” I simply told him I was busy and hung up the phone. I wasn’t lying; I was genuinely preparing for my transfer. In my
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A Family’s Unfair Preference Chapter 05 I got straight into the Black Cadillac that came to pick me up, leaving their bickering far behind. The car drove me all the way to the base. A few senior students were already waiting for me at the entrance. Seeing me get out, they hurried over to help
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A Family’s Unfair Preference Chapter 04 I felt a sudden urge to laugh. “Because you never asked.” My grades were still posted on that wall at the orphanage, and my suitcase still held the trophies I’d won over the years. It was never that I wasn’t excellent enough; it was just that they turned a
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A Family’s Unfair Preference Chapter 03 The happiness on her face was a little blinding. I knew she was provoking me on purpose. Just like the countless times before, using the most innocent tone to make me break down, to drive me crazy. Only to follow up with a confused: “Sister, are you throwing a
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A Family’s Unfair Preference Chapter 02 Probably because of the high fever, I closed my eyes and fell into a very deep sleep. By the time I woke up, the sky had turned completely dark. My throat felt like it was on fire. I staggered up to get some water, only to realize I was
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A Family’s Unfair Preference Chapter 01 Stepping out of the bathroom, I was shivering uncontrollably from the cold. I had purposely taken a cold shower. As long as I caught a fever by tomorrow, I wouldn’t have to go to the family photoshoot. Looking at my decades-younger reflection in the mirror and the project application
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