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My name is Vesper Sterling. I was the eldest heiress of the Sterling family, and supposedly my parents' favorite. Of course, "favorite" didn't mean what it did in most families. In ours, being the favorite simply meant you survived with fewer scars than everyone else. My father was a violent man. He beat my mother, his countless mistresses, and every one of his children. No one was an exception. He had many kids. Curious why I was the favorite? I was the most obedient one. Or, to put it more honestly, I was smarter than all the rest.