Heiress? No, I'm The Master!

The richest man in the city suddenly showed up at my door.

He claimed I was their long-lost child.

I was brought back to that glittering, opulent mansion.

The moment I stepped inside, my mother, Vivian Lowell, stared at me with disgust in her eyes.

She accused me of having no shame.

She said I was trying to seduce my own father.

The fake heiress, Chloe Roscente, spread vicious rumors in the family group chat.

She claimed I had gotten an abortion.

She said I was being kept by a sugar daddy.

My cousin, Ethan Evlanch, immediately jumped to Chloe's defense.

He shielded her behind his back.

He glared at me and roared.

"I only acknowledge Chloe as my sister!"

"If you keep playing these despicable tricks, get out of the Roscente Family!"

I watched their pathetic performance quietly.

A cold smile tugged at the corner of my lips.

How ridiculous.

Who told you all I was a girl?

I am a real man, through and through.

Didn't any of you think to confirm the gender before claiming me as your long-lost daughter?

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I stepped through the entrance of the Roscente mansion.

Vivian Lowell was seated primly on the leather sofa.

She lifted her eyelids to scrutinize me.

"Are you Adrian Valdemar?"

I nodded.

I was about to call her 'Mother'.

She raised a hand to stop me.

"Don't be so quick to call me that."

She stood up.

Her high heels clicked sharply against the marble floor.

"Since you're entering the Roscente family, you must learn the rules."

She walked over to me.

Her gaze was sharp.

"Chloe is younger than you. You are the older sister."

"From now on, you are not to compete with her for anything."

"You are not to vie for favor."

"And you are absolutely not to bully her."

"Do you understand?"

I tightened my grip on my backpack strap.

My knuckles turned white from the pressure.

"Why am I the older sister?"

"We were born on the same day."

"And I..."

Vivian cut me off abruptly.

"Enough of this nonsense!"

Her voice rose.

The busy servants in the living room instantly fell silent.

"I said you are the older sister, so you are!"

"Chloe has been raised by my side since she was a child."

"She is delicate. You are coarse."

"If you dare make her suffer even a little."

"You will regret it deeply!"

Footsteps sounded on the staircase.

Ethan Evlanch came down wearing sportswear.

He blew a bubble with his gum.

"So this is the one they found in the countryside?"

He stood next to Vivian.

His eyes were full of contempt.

"Let me warn you."

"Chloe Roscente is the treasure of the Roscente family."

"If you dare touch a single hair on her head."

"I'll make sure you leave here in a body bag."

I met his gaze.

"I am also a Roscente."

"Why are you only protecting her?"

"Where is my father?"

"I've been back for a while now."

"Why hasn't he shown his face?"

Vivian turned away with a cold laugh.

"Your father is busy with company matters."

"How could he have time for you?"

"Don't be ungrateful, country girl."

"Allowing you to live here is already a blessing."

Ethan snorted in agreement.