The day I got my acceptance letter from Harvard, my biological parents sent me to prison.
All because their adopted daughter, the fake princess Olivia Bennett, got into a hit-and-run while drunk.
They falsified evidence and framed me for it.
I was sentenced to ten years, and the victim's family broke my leg, ruining my future.
In the depths of my heartbreak and despair, the boy I had secretly loved since childhood, Lucas Henderson, held my hand.
"I believe you're innocent," he said.
"I'll find the evidence to clear your name."
"If not, I'll wait for you to get out, and then I'll marry you with a grand wedding you deserve."
I held on to his words like a lifeline, enduring the pain of prison life.
When I was released early for good behavior, I overheard a conversation between him and my parents.
"Thanks to you for setting everything up years ago," Lucas Henderson said coolly.
"Olivia's been pampered her whole life, she'd never survive prison. But just in case…"
He didn't seem fazed.
"There's no 'just in case.'"
"I'll marry Charlotte Bennet as promised, keep her quiet, and take care of her."
"And no matter what, I'll make sure Olivia's life stays perfect."
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