Finding My Voice In A New Family

Synopsis

When I was five years old, my mom married into the Carter family, and she brought me along, a kid who couldn't talk right because of my stutter. Everyone said my mom was a gold digger who seduced her way into money. They all predicted we'd be chewed up and spit out before long. On the wedding day, the venue was packed with guests. I ended up alone in a side room, and that's when a group of young socialites cornered me. They grabbed me by the neck and mocked me, calling me dead weight and a mute who couldn't even speak properly. No one expected my stepfather to do anything about it. No one thought he'd stand up for someone like me. But the very next day, he made an announcement that shocked everyone. "Juliana is my daughter now," he said in front of the entire household. "She's not mute, and she's one of the Carter heirs."