But everything changed during the hacker competition when the fake daughter, Sophie, presented a program identical to mine. That was when I realized that my family's decision to bring me back was part of a scheme.
Sophie had cried on camera, looking pitiful as she said, "I've returned our parents to you, sister. I don't understand why she still wants to copy my code."
She even produced snippets from previous forum posts to prove that every step she took was done independently.
Mrs. Smith rushed out in tears, pleading with the judges, "Please give Emma another chance! She's been lost for so long, growing up alone in an orphanage. It's normal for her to have such behavior; she's still young. I'll take her home and raise her properly."
Kyle Smith was furious. "I knew from the start she was a jinx! We should never have brought her back. With her moral corruption and plagiarism, she's brought shame upon our family!"
"But I didn't plagiarize at all..."
Before I could finish my defense, Mr. Smith slapped me across the face.