After the Storm, A Rainbow of LoveChapter 1
In my past life, my teacher, Emily, climbed the social ladder by currying favor with me and eventually became my stepmother.
Who would have thought that after marrying Michael and getting pregnant, she would conspire with others to poison me and leave my body in the wilderness, all to make her unborn child the family heir.
When I opened my eyes again, I was reborn.
This time, I won't let her rise to power at my expense. I will make her life a living hell.
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My mother died in childbirth, but Michael didn't plan to remarry.
It wasn't because he was particularly faithful to my mother. Their marriage was a business alliance, with no real feelings involved.
He just thought that with an heir already in place, a wife was unnecessary.
During my full-month celebration, Michael publicly announced in front of all the elites in Northbridge that I was the sole heir to the Taylor family.
Michael doted on me to the extent that he would give me the stars if I asked for. My grandmother, Linda, adored me, treating me like her precious gem, showering me with endless love and affection.
But as a child, I still longed for motherly love.