BuzzNovel“I want to go to that private academy! | don’t want to end up at Crestview High!”
“Sweetheart, you couldn't even get into Crestview High on your own. Your father paid a fortune to get you
accepted, so be grateful and behave for once, will you?”
“She’s right. And besides, the rest of us will be there to look out for you. If you run off to that fancy academy all
alone and someone bullies you, who's going to help you?”
“You know how things are at hright now. Why insist on going to the academy?” As the eldest, Ethan finally
spoke up. lleana always felt a little scared of him.
“I just... | just want to go,” Illeana mumbled, unable to give a convincing reason.
“We've already paid the tuition. Just settle down at Crestview High for now. If things get better for the family, you
can think about transferring later.”
“But”
“Your brother's right. It's not that easy to get into the academy, especially now, and even if you could, can we
really afford it? Besides, Crestview High's teachers are just as good. Focus on your studies this tinstead of
wasting all your energy on goofing off and having fun. Get into a good college-that’s what matters most.”
Brendan looked exhausted. After he finished speaking, he left the room.
Of course, Ileana wouldn't give in so easily, but no matter how much she screamed or threw tantrums, her family
wouldn't cave this time. From that day on, if anything so much as annoyed her at home, she'd start smashing
things or hurling insults at
whoever was closest.
The Morton family’s situation only got worse with each passing year. Everyone was stretched to the breaking
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtpoint, especially since Zachary and Ivan’s expenses were already high. Liam had to give up his tutoring, and
Ethan, as the eldest, started working odd jobs just to help out, but it was never enough.
In the middle of all this, Ileana never once considered the family’s struggles. She continued to live recklessly,
spending as if nothing had changed, right up until the Mortons officially declared bankruptcy and the whole
family moved into a cramped, run-down apartment building.
Less than a week after the move, lleana somehow got her hands on two DNA test reports. One proved she
wasn't related to the Mortons; the other said she was, in fact, the biological daughter of the Tates, a wealthy
family that had risen to
1/2
16:44 1
Chapter 87
prominence in the past two years.
A daughter they'd raised for seventeen years suddenly pulled out a DNA test and said she wanted nothing more
to do with them. Anyone would have found that impossible to accept.
“lieana, what is this supposed to mean?” Karen stared at her, stunned.
“Was | not clear enough? I'm the real daughter of the Tate family. I've found my birth parents. Shouldn't you all
be happy for me? Don’t worry. Since you raisedall these years, | might toss you a million or two to help you
get by.”
lleana lifted her chin, her eyes full of
fantasies about the glamorous ifs
that awaited fee $he Erte?
cBnnd that the moment she left,
, q q q
she'd be swept into the high society
)
she'd always dreamed of. The
content is on novelenglish.net! Read
the latest chapter there!
She didn’t notice the bitter disappointment in her family’s eyes-she was too busy daydreaming about her new
future.
wy a
It's good you found your birth
» g 0
parents,” Brendan said quietly. He,
looked older than everCrhe Tate
f . )
£2 i \Balthy: you'll have a better
life with them than you ever could
q » 3
with us.” The content is on
novelenglish.net! Read the latest
chapter there!
« Sil .
As for that million or two... forget it.
The Mortons may be down on QU,
)
luck, but we're not ahd t$tdRe
HBnEoUtY from a daughter we raised,
. oz en)
especially if it's money from her
q » 8
wealthy birth parents.” The content is
on novelenglish.net! Read the latest
chapter there!
“That's for the best. | was ready to pay a million just to cut all ties, but if want it, it savesthe trouble. Just
don’t crunning tolater, hoping to leech off my new life.”
you
don’t
“lleana!” The shout cfrom Zachary, of all people-his voice sharp with disbelief. How could the sister they'd
cherished all these years say something so cold, so final?
Visit our social media platform to read fascinating stories every day and connect with the community!
