After the Divorce, My Sister Chose Our Rich Dad. She Didn't Know Mom Was the Real Monster. Chapter 1

After our parents divorced, my sister chose to live with our wealthy father.

I moved into my mother's cramped rental apartment.

A few years later, my father squandered his fortune on partying, gambling, and women.

Meanwhile, my mother became a massive live-streaming influencer and a famous female entrepreneur.

My sister's life was turned upside down, so she came crying to me.

But when I wasn't looking, she slipped poison into my cup.

"We are both their biological daughters! Why do you get to live so well while I'm out on the streets?"

"It's my turn to live the good life!"

When I opened my eyes again, we were back on the day of our parents' divorce.

This time, she beat me to it and threw her arms around our mother. "I want to live with Mom. I don't care how hard it gets, I'm willing to endure it."

But she didn't know—our mother was far more terrifying than our father.

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My sister, Lily, always had a sweet mouth and knew exactly how to charm people. Because of that, she was favored much more than I was.

Naturally, when our parents decided to get a divorce, they asked Lily first. They asked her who she wanted to stay with.

Our dad, Richard, was a trust-fund kid from a very wealthy family.

Our mom, Evelyn, was a stay-at-home mother who would have absolutely nothing to her name after the divorce, destined to struggle just to make ends meet.

So, without a second thought, Lily obediently threw her arms around our dad.

"I love Daddy the most! I can't live without you, I want to grow up with you!"

Dad beamed with joy, lifting Lily high into the air.

"My sweet girl, you stay with Daddy, and you'll be a little princess for the rest of your life!"

Lily smiled sweetly.

But in a blind spot where our parents couldn't see, she shot me a smug, triumphant look.

Yes, she had been like this since we were kids.

She always had to compete with me. As long as she could "beat" me, she was perfectly willing to do things that didn't even benefit her, just to see me lose.

Dad and Lily were laughing happily.

Mom stood off to the side, looking heartbroken and gloomy.

I stayed silent for a moment, then walked over and took Mom's hand.

"Mom, I'm willing to live with you."

She gave me a deep, unreadable look and said nothing.