They would scare her by putting small rats and cockroaches into her meals, rip her books, and then laugh at her together.
What was more was that, although she was still little, the older boys began to develop and became more aware of the differences between males and females. They realized that she was pretty, well-behaved, little, and did not like to talk.
So all of them started to stretch their claws towards her.
Naturally, they did not dare do much because they would be punished if the dean found out.
Yet, they would force her to take off her clothes, touch her all around and even rub disgusting white things onto her.
Emilia who was not even ten years old had already experienced the most disgusting, painful, and darkest thing in the world.
Therefore, when the Wright family came to the orphanage to adopt a child, they finally chose to adopt her who looked like the weakest and the most unremarkable one among the others.
She was shocked but she was filled with joy after that.
She could finally leave this place, escape the control of those demons, and finally have a new life of her own.
Thus, Emilia left with the Wright Family without hesitation.
In fact, her days did become better.
When she first arrived at their house, she was not used to it, so she was very cautious and scared.
She was scared that they would not like her and she would be abandoned again.
Therefore, she did not dare to say much, eat much, or even speak loudly.
Later, thanks to her mother’s patience in comforting and raising her, she finally dared to speak louder and was brave enough to smile happily.
Emilia grew day by day. Her skin began to become fair, she became taller, had a slim figure, and she was talented.
Then, she started to have pursuers. In everyone’s eyes, she was no longer that unremarkable ugly duckling, but a beautiful swan.
However, the world was always unfair.
Only God would know how much she had worked to become her kind and confident self.
Yet in that house, there was someone who was always above her no matter how well she did.
That person was Natalie Wright.
She was so beautiful and outstanding. Although she was not as gentle, a lot of people liked her because she was a straightforward person.
She was not as talented, but everyone thought that it did not matter because she was clever, so she could take over the family business and would still be better than everyone.
She always looked at people with her head held high and eyes that contained a slight disdain.
However, no one ever said anything about it as everyone just treated it as a normal thing.
When compared to her, Emilia who always tried to please others seemed cowardly.
It was as if a swan was being compared to a phoenix. No matter how beautiful the swan was, it would still be overshadowed by the dazzling phoenix.
From then on, she understood that she could never beat Natalie.
Even if she worked hard for the rest of her life, it would still be impossible to reach Natalie’s heights.
Hence, Emilia gave up. She did not pursue nor compete for anything until that person appeared.
He was the light of her life! How could she be willing to lose that ray of light that she had finally found?
Her sister, who was better than her in everything, had already obtained so many things in this world. Why would she still want to fight for him with her?
In the past, Emilia could not understand.
Only later did she gradually start to understand, but she knew that the mistake had been committed and it could not be undone.
Emilia’s thought floated afar, and at that moment, it was almost as if she had reexperienced her life.
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