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After my parents died in a car accident, my sister and I were sent to an orphanage. That day, two couples came to the orphanage to adopt. Emily didn't hesitate and dove right into the arms of the wealthy couple, instantly becoming everyone's darling: their precious daughter. As for me, I was chosen by the rancher couple. I ended up as just a forgotten girl tending sheep out on the prairie. The rancher couple only took me in because they wanted free labor. They never loved me, and they wouldn't even let me go to school. No matter how fierce the storms or how thick the snow, I had to stay out on the ranch every single day, herding sheep. To survive on that harsh prairie, I secretly taught myself to ride horses and shoot arrows, mastering all the skills I needed just to make it through. One day, out in the middle of the prairie, I saved Lucas, the city's golden boy, from a pack of wild wolves. He fell for me at first sight and proposed, not caring about the huge gap between our worlds. I fell for him, too, so I said yes. On our wedding day, I came face-to-face with Emily. She was flawlessly made up, but her eyes seethed with hatred as she fixed me with a murderous glare. She yelled, "I chased after him for three whole years, and he never even glanced my way. Why does a country bumpkin like you get his love? I hate you. Just go die." Blinded by fury, she shoved me off the balcony. When I opened my eyes again, I was back at the orphanage, right on the day we were supposed to choose our adoptive parents. This time, Emily pulled away from the wealthy couple and dashed straight to the rancher couple, grabbing onto their clothes like she'd never let go. She got exactly what she wanted and left with Martha and Frank. Just before heading out, she shot me a smug, challenging look. She said, "Sophia, this time I'm the ranch girl on the prairie. Just watch. Lucas is definitely going to fall for me."