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Part 2The Reality Show Trap

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In the last life, Macy became Macy Weston.

She thought she’d be a pampered princess. She thought Becket would be the protective older brother who eventually realized he loved her. It’s the oldest trope in the book: The Billionaire and the Adopted Daughter.

She was dead wrong.

Becket didn't have a protective bone in his body for her. He loathed her from day one.

"I hate gold-diggers," he’d told her. "You’re just a social climber with an orphanage pedigree. Don't touch my stuff."

At home, he bullied her. At school, he turned the entire student body against her. Their parents didn't care; they only adopted a girl because a "spiritual advisor" told them a daughter would bring good luck to their next merger.

While Becket was tormenting Macy, he became obsessed with me—the janitor’s daughter.

He saw me working three jobs, maintaining a 4.0 GPA, and helping my mom scrub floors at night without a single complaint.

"There's something about Chloe Miller," he’d say.

The arrogant prince fell for the "indomitable wallflower." It was the ultimate Cinderella story.

When the Weston parents died, Becket’s legal team made sure Macy was cut out of the will entirely. She left with nothing but a suitcase.

A few months later, Becket married me. At the wedding, he declared, "Everything I own is yours, Chloe."

Driven to madness, Macy ran me over with her car a week later.

Now, she thinks she’s being smart. She wants the "simple life." She wants the unconditional love of the Millers and the chance to be the "poor girl" Becket rescues.

She smiled at me as we walked to our separate cars.

"Sister, it’s my turn to be the star. Enjoy the Westons. Let's see how you handle the 'Prince' when he’s your brother."