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Emily has always been the daughter her family can sacrifice. Her delicate younger sister Sophie gets the new laptop, the best room, and everyone's protection. Emily gets hand-me-downs, endless chores, and one command: give in to your sister. Even Alex, the childhood friend who once promised to protect her, chooses Sophie every time. What none of them know is that quiet, overlooked Emily is the top science scorer in the province, and she has secretly accepted a full scholarship to Capital University. While her family expects her to attend nearby Riverdale U and keep serving as Sophie's caretaker, Emily boards a flight, blocks them all, and begins a life where she finally belongs to herself. Only after she is gone do they realize how much they depended on the daughter they treated as invisible. Gifts, guilt, and apologies fail, so they use the one person Emily still loves to lure her back. But this time, Emily is not returning to obey. She is coming back to take Grandma and cut the last tie for good.