Gentle but Unshakable

Summary

For twenty years, I was the daughter my parents adopted.

The day the real heir, the "Golden Child," was brought back by my adoptive father's former flame, he pointed to her, draped in designer labels, and declared:

"This is the golden phoenix of our family."

Then, he gestured to the woman I'd called "Mom" for two decades, saying:

"It's thanks to Delilah that our daughter is back. She's like our daughter's second mother. You should be very grateful to her."

"From now on, the three of us will live together. All the family money will go to our true daughter. None for outsiders."