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In a quiet Atlanta neighborhood, a luxury car was parked at the gate of a courtyard.
Inside the car sat a man in a fancy tailored suit.
With an impatient look, he raised his hand and glanced at the expensive watch on his wrist.
With a frown, he pushed open the car door, stepped out, and walked into the yard.
Behind the fence, Melanie Rasmussen wore cheap clothes and held a watering can, watering a patch of strange–looking grass.
Simon Rasmussen looked furious. He strode over and asked in a low voice, “What the hell are you doing?”
Melanie looked up at him.“Taking care of my garden. Got a problem with that?”
“I waited outside for two hours, and you’ve been playing around with this crap?” Simon frowned, his already sour face turning even darker. “You should know you’re the heiress of the Rasmussen family.”
Melanie kept working and asked calmly, “So?”
“So?” Simon almost laughed in disbelief.“Stop doing things that don’t match your status. And just so you know, I left a project worth millions per hour to come pick you up. Don’t waste my time.”
Melanie finally stopped and looked up at him without a word.
“Melanie, keep this in mind. The Rasmussen family isn’t like the nightclubs you used to hang out in. You should drop all that trashy behavior you picked up from Ruby. And don’t get cocky just because you’re my sister. Even if we’re blood–related, I don’t have to
accept you.”
Simon’s tone was cold and strict, like he was scolding an employee. There was no joy in finding his sister, just irritation.
The little sister he’d lived with for nineteen years wasn’t his real sister. And the girl in front of him, raised by a female escort, was his biological sibling.
When the family found out, everything changed.
They couldn’t believe their real sister had been raised by a female escort.
And from what they had found out, Melanie didn’t even finish high school. She got kicked out. The reason wasn’t clear, but they figured she must have done something bad.
Because the woman who raised her was a female escort, there were always strange men coming and going from this yard.
The thought that Melanie might have been forced by those men only fueled Simon’s anger..
He was being forced to give up a huge project just to bring home this so–called sister with a shady past.
I’m giving you ten minutes. After that, don’t blame me for getting rough.”
Melanie dropped the watering can and kicked Simon out the door.
“Get out!”
Simon never imagined in his life that he’d be kicked out, especially by the sister he considered beneath him.
He turned to the bodyguards with a cold face.“Break the door down.”
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The bodyguards rushed forward and slammed into the iron gate with a loud bang.
Melanie frowned, looking annoyed. She rolled her shoulders, ready to fight, when a voice came from behind.
Open it. The girls are working. Don’t disturb them.”
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Melanie turned around. A woman in a red dress sat on the steps, smoking a cigarette. Smoke curled from her lips and drifted into the
air.
Melanie glanced at her sideways but didn’t say anything. She just turned and opened the door.
Simon stormed in, furious.“Oh, so you’re tough now? You dared to kick me out? I thought you didn’t want to come back to the Rasmussen family.”
Melanie looked at him with a blank expression. He looked decent but acted like a spoiled brat.“I don’t have to go back, but do you dare leave me behind?”
“You!” Simon was speechless with rage.
He only came to this damn place because his grandmother, Bethany Rasmussen, threatened to kill herself if he didn’t bring Melanie
back.
He really didn’t have a choice.
Melanie gave him a quick look.“If you’re here to pick me up, act like it. I’m sure you’ve looked into me. I’ve got a bad temper, so drop the
attitude.”
Melanie stepped closer, her sharp eyes locked on his.“If you push me too far, I don’t care if you’re part of the Rasmussen family or not. I will teach you a lesson. Got it?”
Her tone was bold, like a thug.
Simon’s face darkened even more.
In the few minutes he’d been here, all Melanie had done was threaten him.
Simon was about to explode, but before he could, Melanie turned around and went back to watering the field.
His anger got stuck in his chest.
It was infuriating.
Two hours later, just as Simon was about to lose it, Melanie finally stopped and walked into the house.
A few minutes later, she came out with a suitcase. She’d changed into a tight black leather outfit, her long hair flowing behind her.
She looked stunning and dangerous.
Simon stared at her, frozen.
He recognized this outfit. It was the latest design by Master Lily. Only two were made.
One was sold. The other was given away.
Estelle Rasmussen wanted it and asked Simon to get it for her, but he failed.
He never expected to see it on Melanie.
For a second, he thought it might be fake. But he’d seen Master Lily’s work before. There was a tiny “L” stitched into the collar.
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It was small, easy to miss, but Simon had sharp eyes. He spotted it right away.
The outfit was real
But how could Melanie, raised by a female escort, afford something like that?
Master Lily’s designs were worth hundreds of thousands each.
How did Melanie get it?
Melanie looked up and met Simon’s shocked gaze. Then she looked away and walked out calmly.
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As she passed Ruby, she stopped. Seeing the cigarette butts on the ground, she frowned, took the cigarette from Ruby’s hand, threw it down, and stomped it out.“Smoke less. It’s bad for you.”
Ruby’s hand froze mid–air. She didn’t say anything.
“Watch my herbs for me. They’re worth a lot.”
Ruby scoffed, “Who wants your junk? Go live your fancy life and don’t come back.”
Melanie didn’t reply. She just said, “Don’t forget to take your medicine.”
Then she walked away without looking back.
Simon opened the car door, but before he could speak, Melanie pushed her suitcase forward.“This goes in
Then she walked straight to a high–end motorcycle parked nearby and put on a helmet.
car.”
Simon was furious.“Melanie! What the hell are you doing? Get down from there! Do you even know how much that motorcycle costs? If you break it, can you afford to pay for it?”
When he arrived, he saw the motorcycle and wondered which big shot was in this damn place.
He never thought Melanie would be bold enough to touch it.
Melanie glanced at him, started the engine, and sped off, leaving Simon standing there in shock.
Simon was frozen in place.
He usually kept a calm face, but inside, he was screaming.
That was a top–tier international motorcycle, the only one in the country. It cost 830 thousand dollars!
His car was only worth 330 thousand dollars, and Melanie had a motorcycle worth 830 thousand dollars?
Wasn’t she raised by a female escort?
Did they really make that much money?
Simon stood there, stunned, and didn’t drive off until Melanie was completely out of sight.
Only after Melanie and Simon left did Ruby stand up, dust off her clothes, and make a call “We’re leaving tomorrow morning.”
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