The Twisted Paths of Fate Chapter 1

After my parents divorced, my younger brother with "supermale" syndrome found out that our dad had hooked up with a billionaire heiress in Manhattan.

Wanting to become a third-generation elite, he kicked me and our mom aside, grabbing our dad's hand:

"Dad, I want to go with you."

I helped my mom up and stood quietly by her side.

In our past life, my brother stole Mom's diary and discovered that our grandmother was the matriarch of a top-tier political family in D.C. To wield power in those circles, he insisted on staying with the mother he disliked.

He didn't expect that Mom wouldn't return to her wealthy family. Instead, she worked as a cleaner by day and sold hot dogs by night, raising him alone.

For the convenience of his schooling, Mom gritted her teeth and rented a terrible studio apartment for $2,000 a month, meaning he couldn't have meat every meal.

He grew resentful.

Meanwhile, because Dad became the famous live-in son-in-law of a wealthy Manhattan family, I lived a life of luxury.

With access to top resources, I not only became the top scorer in the state for STEM but also the world's number one Go player and race car driver.

My brother's jealousy twisted him.

When I returned to the States for a friendly match, he took advantage of my post-race exhaustion and stabbed me seven times in public.

When I opened my eyes again, I was reborn on the day our parents divorced.

Seeing my brother make the opposite choice from his past life, I knew he was reborn too.

A six-year-old child looked at me with smugness and malice, as if saying, In this life, I'm winning.

But he didn't know he had chosen a life worse than a dog's.

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I lowered my head to hide my hatred.

I heard Ethan ask: "Liam, do you really want to go with me?"

Ethan was actually more satisfied with me.

Like Liam, when he pursued Mom, he coveted her status as a D.C. princess. He wanted to be a wealthy son-in-law.

Unfortunately, Grandma had sharp eyes and saw his low character, forbidding Mom from marrying him.

While Mom hesitated between family and love, Ethan got her pregnant and took her away, thinking Grandma would soften.

But Ethan was disappointed.

After confirming Grandma disowned Mom, Ethan started cheating.

He pretended to be a romantic, carefree painter, hooking up with powerful heiresses everywhere.

He chose to divorce this time because he hooked up with my stepmother from my past life, Victoria Sterling.

As a Manhattan princess, Victoria was the center of attention and lived freely, but she couldn't escape her mission—marriage alliances.

After being diagnosed with infertility, she became an outcast in her family.

While being coldly treated, she seemingly played with one male model after another but actually plotted to devour the family business step by step.

Now over thirty, with her power secured, she wanted to marry a man with a son.

Ethan didn't hesitate to put Liam and me up for competition.

After screening by Victoria's expert team, I was deemed more suitable to be her heir.

In my past life, I didn't know Ethan's conspiracy and obediently went with him.

Arriving at the Sterling estate, Victoria threw me directly into a crocodile pool: "Leo, if you want to be my son, you have to learn to survive. The crocodiles will be released in three hours. Get ready."

"No!" I splashed in the water, screaming in fear. "Don't let the crocodiles eat me! Mmph..."

The elegant lady spoke gently: "Leo, you have to survive on your own."