If I dared to say a word in protest, I'd get a beating and be punished by being denied food for two days.
Once, I was so hungry that I couldn't take it anymore. I grabbed the boiling hot pig slop and shoved it into my mouth.
My aunt caught me and twisted my ear so hard that it bled.
My cousin watched coldly from the side and suddenly said, "Mom, be careful not to mess up her face."
At the time, I didn't understand what he meant by that.
It wasn't until the next night, when he brought three burly men into my room, that I understood.
My cousin was addicted to gambling and racked up a huge debt.
Those three were his creditors. They often came to the house to collect and would disgustingly leer at me.
In the end, my cousin decided to use me to settle his debt.
He locked the door from the outside, and my desperate cries filled the room.
"I'm the adopted daughter of the wealthy Phillips family. If you touch me, my brother won't let you get away with it!"
They kept tearing at my clothes while mocking me.
"Wake up. Mr. Phillips is already paired up with the real heiress. Their photos are all over the internet. He doesn't even remember a fake like you.