00:00I sat in the airport VIP lounge. The final asset audit was on my tablet. Ian Sheldon's company,
00:06which he'd nearly bankrupted, since its core operations and channels were all under my control.
00:10The merger went incredibly smoothly. My personal net worth in just one month tripled.
00:17The financial news on the screen was scrolling with reports of the merger. Commentators hailed
00:21me as a role model for women fighting back, showering me with praise.
00:25Ma'am, it's time to board. The ground crew's soft voice interrupted my thoughts. I switched off my
00:31screen, grabbed my carry-on, and headed calmly toward the gate. The entire city behind me,
00:38inside the massive glass wall, gradually shrinks. Those memories of deception, endurance, betrayal,
00:44and blood dry up as the plane ascends, dissipating into the clouds. No more blood-sucking family.
00:50No more endless schemes. No more fake love. High above. Everything is clear and calm.
00:56Sunlight hits my face. Warm and clean. No more of that sticky, cold, musty smell.
01:01I know that from this moment on, I have finally started my new life.
01:05And just as the plane levels out, my phone receives a message from an unknown number,
01:10with an official DNA test report attached.
01:14The sender is the biological mother I've never met. She's the head of the Harper group,
01:18a top-tier powerhouse, Hazel Harper. The report confirms that I'm the one,
01:21her biological daughter who was lost years ago. I'm the sole heiress of the Harper family.
01:25The message contains only one short sentence.
01:27Aubrey, I've been looking for you for over 20 years. From now on, I'll protect you.
01:31No one will ever bully you again. Everything the Harper's own is yours.
01:35I look at the words on the screen. My fingers gently brush over the DNA test results.
01:39A relieved smile slowly spreads across my face. It turns out I was never alone.
01:44Those who bullied me, schemed against me, and hurt me, they'll never know.
01:48They have no idea just who they've really crossed.
01:51High-altitude sunlight streams through the window and onto my face.
01:55It's warm and dazzling. My future is bright.
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