Because of a Cunning Illegitimate Daughter, My Family Kill Me

On the eve of my wedding, I was drugged at my own bachelorette party and dragged into a dark alley.

By the time I finally got rescued, my limbs were broken and my abdomen had been slashed open.

My father, the chairman, mobilized every resource of the Sherman Family to uncover the truth and send those responsible to prison. Meanwhile, my CEO brother urgently summoned the world's top doctors to my hospital room.

"Give my daughter the best anesthetic! She's most afraid of pain," my father said with a look of heartache on his face.

My eyes widened in disbelief as I stared at him.

The next second, the cold anesthetic was injected into my veins. It forced me to close my eyes, but my mind remained clear. That man seemed to have forgotten that anesthetics didn't work on me.

Aidan's hesitant voice sounded in my ear. "Dad, aren't we going too far by making Susan suffer so much just to get Sally to marry her fiancé?"

My father shot me a complex look before gritting his teeth. "Susan grows more selfish by the day. She's already the Shermans' heiress, but she remains insatiable. She constantly schemes against Sally. Even after Sally was expelled from the Sherman Family, Susan still isn't satisfied. She keeps sending people to harass Sally. Sally has only us to rely on now. I must find her a suitable husband."

"Besides, Sally and Connor truly love each other. It was Susan who stole the love meant for them."

My father gently stroked my hair, yet his words were as cold as ice. "As for Susan, though she suffered greatly this time, her reputation ruined and no one will ever marry her, she remains my daughter. No one will ever truly understand her. After the wedding, I will make it up to her."

I couldn't hold back my tears, letting them soaked the pillow. It turned out the people who destroyed everything for me were the family I loved the most!

They had all once promised that they would always stand by me, or they would lose everything they cherished and come to a bad end.

Now, they had broken their promise. It was time for me to make them pay.

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My father became anxious when he saw my tears. "Didn't I tell you to give her an anesthetic? Why is my Susan still crying? Double the dose right now!"

Aidan's gaze turned hostile toward the doctor when he saw the tears on my face.

The doctor hesitated before speaking. "Miss Susan's wound is likely causing severe pain. Even with anesthesia, she's experiencing phantom pain. The best option is to operate immediately."

His words trailed off as he glanced at my father. "If we operate now, we might still preserve Miss Susan's fertility."

My father's eyes turned red with heartache. The next second, his phone rang and he answered it without hesitation. "Sally, my most beautiful bride, why are you calling me instead of trying on your wedding dress?"

The room was quiet, so I could clearly hear Sally's voice on the other end of the phone.

"Dad, I'm always worried something will go wrong tomorrow. Can I really marry Connor? After all, he's my sister's fiancé. If Susan finds out, she will definitely be angry with you. Maybe we should forget about it."

My father's voice softened with heartache when he heard that. "Don't worry, Dad will handle everything. My Sally just needs to wait to be the most beautiful bride."

After he hung up the phone, the expression on his face became resolute. "We are not doing the surgery!" he ordered.

Seeing my pained expression, Aidan hesitated. "Dad, Susan looks truly miserable. Haven't her injuries been punishment enough? Besides, we still have the video."

"No! She must lose her fertility. Only if she loses that will Connor's family give up on her. Then Sally's life in the Ladner Family will be comfortable. As for Susan, I'm her father and I will support her for the rest of her life."

He wiped the tears from my face with an expensive silk handkerchief, but his voice was full of pity for Sally. "Sally finally found happiness with Connor. I can't let Susan stand in her way."

After a moment's pause, Aidan only sighed. "Give my sister the strongest painkillers immediately. She mustn't feel a single twinge of pain. No surgery."

I trembled with rage, as despair and agony relentlessly assaulted my heart. Every pain I had suffered came from the two family members I loved most and all of it was for an illegitimate daughter.

Sally was the daughter born from a scheme that trapped my father. When she first returned home, she was timid and hesitant; my father and brother utterly despised her. They considered Sally to be a stain on the Sherman Family.

I, however, believed none of this was her fault. That was why I helped her gradually integrate into the family. Alas, I never imagined that once Sally came of age, she would rush headlong into an affair with my fiancé, Connor Ladner.

When we caught them in the act, my father nearly used family punishment to beat Sally to death. Aidan also beat Connor until he was covered in blood. Even my marriage was almost canceled.

I had no intention of marrying Connor again. Still, he knelt outside the Shermans' residence for three days and nights straight, begging for our engagement to continue.

I thought they hated Sally to the bone, but I didn't expect that everything was just an act for me.

The pain of a broken heart swept over my entire body. Sadly, Aidan didn't notice it and called his assistant instead.

"Remember to deliver all ninety-nine pieces of jewelry I got for the highest price at auction to Sally's wedding tomorrow. They're my gift to her. Also, don't forget to prepare the transfer documents for the manor I originally built for Susan and give it to Sally as well."

Hearing this, I clenched my teeth until they ached.

My brother had been bidding extravagantly at auctions for the past few months and everyone thought he was preparing a birthday gift for me. It turned out that none of those treasures were mine. Even the mansion that had been under construction since I was eighteen, Aidan planned to give it to Sally.

The sound of the hospital door opening and closing reached my ears. I waited until the footsteps faded into the distance before finally opening my eyes. The torrent of tears blurred my vision, yet my heart had never felt so calm.

My hands trembled as I pulled out my phone and dialed my childhood friend, Jack Carter.

"Hey! Missy, got time to call me? Aren't you supposed to be preparing to marry that scumbag tomorrow?" Jack's carefree voice crackled through the line.

I suppressed the pain in my heart and asked each word carefully, "Jack, do the promises you made me still stand? I'm willing to marry you, but I need you to help me take down the Sherman Corporation. I want to destroy that company and every last member of the Shermans!"

Silence hung heavy on the line, before Jack finally speaking.

"I don't know why you want that, but I'll go along with it to the end. Give me seven days and I'll bring you to my side."

I replied in a hoarse voice, "Okay, see you in seven days."

After hanging up the phone, I couldn't bear the pain anymore and fell onto the bed. The vase on the bedside table crashed to the floor and the door was thrown open with a bang, revealing my father and brother with livid faces.