Semua Bab She Stayed in the Winter No One Knew: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Sophie's POVWhispers rippled through the room.“Sophie Sanders? That name sounds familiar.”“Isn’t she the adopted daughter the Sanders family took in a year ago?”“I heard through the grapevine that Sophie and Lily were switched at birth. Apparently, Sophie is the real Sanders heiress.”“Are you kidding? How could the Sanders family treat their own biological daughter like an adopted one?”I floated quietly behind the Sanders family.A bitter smile tugged at the corner of my lips.They were right.I was the real heiress.Back then, Lily’s parents had deliberately switched us at birth so their own daughter could grow up surrounded by wealth and privilege.Lily became the beloved daughter of the Sanders family, cherished and spoiled like a treasure.And I spent eighteen years in a nightmare.My adoptive parents were gambling addicts.Every time they lost money, they came home and took their anger out on me.Belts, cigarette burns, whatever they could grab.My back was c

“In that letter, Sophie said she didn’t regret running away.“But after doing something like that, she knew the Sanders family would never forgive her, so she had no intention of coming back.”Simon’s voice gradually lowered.“She said that since Mom didn’t die, and since she was still technically the Sanders family’s daughter, she wanted me to give her twenty million dollars to buy her off.“Once she got the money, she would agree to cut ties with us and never appear in front of Mom again.”Simon lowered his eyes.“The only reason I kept it from you was because I didn’t want to upset you.”After hearing that, Mrs. Sanders’s eyes filled with tears.Mr. Sanders looked as if he was barely holding back his fury.He clenched his fists and forced the words through gritted teeth.“That ungrateful girl. We should never have brought her back to the Sanders family in the first place.”After Simon finished speaking, everyone in the room began expressing sympathy for the Sanders family

The speaker was an elderly man.Leaning on a cane, he slowly walked out from the crowd.His back was perfectly straight, and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle’s.The moment everyone saw him, their expressions turned respectful.The Sanders family was no exception.“Mr. Landon? What brings you here?”He was the patriarch of the Landon family.One word from him could make powerful families tremble.Now, he was looking at Simon with a dark expression.Simon finally calmed down.He steadied himself and said, “Mr. Landon, the person who organized this banquet is clearly trying to go against the Sanders family. We didn’t mean to offend you.”Before he could finish, Mr. Landon said calmly, “I’m the one who organized this charity gala.”The expression on Simon’s face froze.Mr. Landon’s unreadable gaze settled on him.“Are you saying I’m deliberately going against the Sanders family?”Simon opened his mouth.Not a single word came out.Mr. Landon no longer looked at him.He

The Sanders family’s first reaction was disbelief.Lily’s eyes would turn red if she accidentally stepped on an ant.Everyone praised her for being gentle and kind.She never even raised her voice.How could Lily possibly do something like this?Mrs. Sanders was the first to shake her head. Her tone was firm and absolute.“Impossible. Lily is the kindest person I know. There must be some misunderstanding.”“Simon, look into it again. Carefully.”But as more and more evidence surfaced, the color drained from the Sanders family’s faces inch by inch.Bank records.Call logs.Transfer receipts.Every single clue pointed in the same direction.Lily had not only forged that letter.She had cut off every piece of news about my death.Even my death itself was tied to her.The Sanders family found the truck driver who had caused the accident.Simon spent three days and three nights using every connection he had before he finally dragged the man out of hiding.After threats and

Lily was still in Simon’s grip, her collar twisted in his fist.But there was no fear on her face.Instead, her smile only grew wilder.She tilted her head, her taunting gaze sweeping across the three Sanders family members.“Every time I framed her, didn’t you all believe me?“All I had to do was give you one look, and you decided she was bullying me.“If I shed one tear, you decided she was vicious.“If I said she was jealous of me, you locked her in her room and wouldn’t let her out.“Tell me, weren’t you the final straw that drove her to her death?”Mrs. Sanders trembled violently, her face as white as paper.Lily’s gaze shifted to Simon, mockery hanging at the corner of her mouth.“And you, Simon. I wrote a random letter, and you believed it. You didn’t even bother to verify anything before transferring that twenty million dollars.“Ask yourself honestly. How much did you ever trust your biological sister? And now you’re pretending to be heartbroken. It’s disgusting.”