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"I was the only biological daughter of the Davis family, the product of a surrogacy agreement, but they’d already thrown me out twice. The third time they brought me home, I finally understood. At dinner, the family’s adopted daughter, Olivia, put on her usual performance, accusing me of trying to steal her spotlight. Everyone believed her. My father’s expression turned to ice as he warned me not to cause trouble for the family. This time, I didn’t lose my temper the way I always had before. I just stood there and watched them flock to Olivia’s side. I watched them say she was the one who acted like the real daughter of the family. In that moment, something inside me broke for good. From now on, I would stop expecting them to love me. I would take what was mine. The tuition for law school. They owed me that. The share of the family trust that belonged to me. I would get that, too. Everything they owed me, I would take back, piece by piece. They had always treated me as a legal obligation they were forced to fulfill. Fine. I would show them how a future lawyer handles an obligation. ... After dinner, everyone convened in the living room, where my father, Senator Robert Davis, held court. The bright lights cast ugly shadows on every face in the room. I stood in the center of the Persian rug like a defendant awaiting sentencing. “What, exactly, were you trying to accomplish tonight, Chloe?” my father asked, his voice tight with anger. “Did you have to embarrass Olivia in front of all our guests?” I didn’t look at him. I looked at Olivia, who was curled into my mother’s arms, her eyes artfully red. She’d calibrated her performance perfectly. “No.” I lifted my head and met my father’s gaze. “I just wanted you to see me.” They all froze. I didn’t give them a chance to speak before I continued. “Yes, I wanted you to see me. Because apparently, that’s the only way any of you remember that I have to sa......"