Part 1Starlight Secrets: The True Heiress of the Sterling Empire

A video of me and media mogul Richard Sterling walking out of the same Hamptons mansion early Monday morning hit the internet, and Twitter practically crashed.

Netizens were tearing me apart: "If she can't hook the A-list actor, she hooks his dad. She really will do anything to marry into a billionaire family."

The A-list actor's girlfriend even threw shade at me in an interview: "Don't worry, the Sterling family has high standards. They would never let trash like her step foot in their house."

But she didn't know. I am that actor's biological older sister. And his dad is my dad.

She was right about one thing, though. I absolutely would not let a piece of trash like her step foot in my house.

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First thing Monday morning, a video of me and the legendary media tycoon, Richard Sterling, walking out of a mansion went viral.

In the sixteen-second clip, I was holding Mr. Sterling's arm, acting very intimately, with what looked like a fawning smile on my face, occasionally reaching out to touch his arm.

The comment section was flooded with hate.

"Jade Carter realized she couldn't get Leo Sterling to look her way, so she went after his dad?"

"To marry into the Sterling family, she really has zero bottom line."

"Maybe her true love is still Leo, and marrying the dad is just a way to get closer to him... gross."

"Please stop talking upstairs, I'm already feeling sick. Leo Sterling has a girlfriend, and it's our sweet Brianna."

As expected, the paparazzi—never ones to miss a chance for drama—interviewed Leo Sterling's girlfriend, Brianna Harper, asking for her thoughts.

Brianna looked into the camera, her voice soft and sweet: "About Jade and Mr. Sterling? Ah, I can't really say much, though I have heard a little bit about it.

"It was Jade who was chasing him. Mr. Sterling wasn't really paying her much attention, so Jade has been getting very desperate lately... I also don't understand why a perfectly fine girl would do such shameless things. As her colleague, I feel very ashamed and sorry for her.

"But don't worry, the Sterling family wouldn't let trash like that into their home."

Before I could even react, my manager, Sarah, was furious.

"Brianna is such an ungrateful little bitch! Does she not remember who helped her hook up with Leo in the first place?"

Oh, yes. Brianna only met Leo Sterling because of me.

Back then, Brianna had just joined the agency. She played the part of the pure, innocent girl perfectly, sweetly calling me "sister," saying she didn't have any friends and felt lonely, and begging me to invite her to any events I went to.

So, she met Leo at my birthday party.

Three months later, Brianna and Leo were officially together.

She came to me, looking pitiful, and apologized: "I'm sorry, Jade. You actually like Leo too, right?

"But I can't help it. Sometimes a sudden spark is stronger than years of friendship. We fell in love at first sight. I hope you won't hold it against me."

Brianna didn't know that Leo Sterling wasn't just my "friend."

He is my biological younger brother.