Chose The Fake, Lost Their Luck

Synopsis

My name was Emily Warren. Ordinary as I seemed, I carried luck like a second skin—specifically, the kind that filled bank accounts. From the moment my adoptive parents took me in, their business bloomed into a thriving enterprise. Even my biological family, while searching for me, stumbled into one windfall after another, their wealth multiplying beyond measure. The day I was finally reunited with my birth family, however, was far from warm. Their mansion buzzed with a reality TV crew, filming my so-called "sister"—the fake heiress, Sophia Warren. When a camera panned in my direction, Sophia cut in first. "Don't get it twisted, everyone! She's just our maid Miranda's daughter." My biological parents stood by, watching silently as Sophia ordered me around like a maid. Not a single word of protest left their lips. Later that night, my father slipped me a credit card. "Emily, Sophia's a star. If word gets out she's not our real daughter, her career's over. Just suck it up for a while—stay on as Miranda's 'daughter.'" My mother rushed to echo him. "You're not like Sophia. Identity doesn't matter to someone like you. Let it go, okay?" I nodded, no emotion in my eyes. From my bag, I pulled out a stack of papers. "Sign these. Termination of parental rights. From now on, she's your only daughter." I walked out the door, and chaos followed. My birth family's business collapsed in a spectacular scandal, their assets frozen overnight. Sophia, exposed as a fraud, became a laughingstock online. Later, they tracked me down, haggard and desperate, tears streaming down their faces. "Emily, please come back! We're sorry—we were wrong!" I let out a dry, cold laugh. "You want me to give up my billion-dollar assets... to live in poverty with you? Nice try."