This Time, Choose What You Truly Desire

Summary

The day the Winters family banquet topped social media, I realized my entire family had gone without me. On the giant screen, my mother fastened my birth heirloom locket around Fiona’s neck. My father faced the cameras, emotionally announcing her as the long-lost daughter. Meanwhile, I, the true daughter confirmed by three paternity tests, wasn’t even allowed past the gates.

I packed my orphanage backpack in silence. Gavin blocked my door. “Fiona marries into the Harringtons soon. Once the merger is final, we’ll acknowledge you.” He frowned. “You’ve waited twenty years, Ruby.