When They Spoke My Name

Synopsis

Three years after I had left home, a reality show about a wealthy family suddenly blew up. During the live broadcast, someone brought me up. My mother had her arm around the fake heiress and accused me of being a compulsive liar. My brother, William Summers, said coldly, "She is nothing but an embarrassment." My childhood friend, Andrew Shaw, frowned, his tone sharp. "She's a cold-blooded backstabber." The fake heiress, Chloe Summers, chimed in softly, playing the peacemaker. "Mom, William, and Andrew, please don't talk about Emily like that. Why don't we invite her to join us? I'm sure she's already repented." They all went quiet. But the comment feed went wild, spamming for them to bring the real daughter on. Everyone was eager to see what the real daughter was like—the girl everyone loved to hate. At last, William lifted his eyes slightly. "Whatever." So they set off in a grand procession, the whole crew in tow, to look for me. I drifted along with them, floating in the air. I was curious. I wondered, where exactly did they think they could find me now?