I was the biological daughter of the Stone Family 1

I acquired a gossip-tracking system that informed me the world I lived in was actually a book.

And I? I was the tragic side character, doomed to have the most miserable fate.

The protagonist was Alicia Stone, a fake heiress showered with unconditional love by the Stone Family.

After rereading countless times about the Stone Family’s ridiculously irrational decisions and my own string of misfortunes, I made up my mind. I would stop hoping for familial love, respect their inevitable bankruptcy, and play along with the plot.

The Stone Family adored their fake heiress and looked down on me, their real one, who had been meekly surviving outside their home all these years.

Sure enough, the moment I stepped into their house, I was barely through the door when my three brothers stood in my way.

“Even if you’re our biological sister, Alicia is the only one we truly acknowledge. You need to understand your place and not covet things that don’t belong to you.”

“Even if you’re our biological sister, Alicia is the only one we truly acknowledge. You need to understand your place…”

Before they could finish their sentence, they suddenly looked at me as if they had seen a ghost. They exchanged frantic glances and made strange faces.

In my role as the unworthy real heiress, I simply responded, “Got it. Understood. All clear.”

But inwardly, I couldn’t help thinking, ‘Please, I’ve heard this lousy line so many times I could recite it in my sleep. If you don’t respect me, it’s fine. It’s not like I’m desperate to be here. Do you think I have some death wish, walking into this mess willingly?’

‘Seriously, you lot are unbelievable. You wouldn’t agree to let me stay away, but now that I’m here, you’re unhappy about it.’

My third brother, Harvey Stone, raised an eyebrow at me with a mocking expression. He said, “Some people really need to stop pretending while secretly sabotaging Alicia behind the scenes.”

‘Oh, my temper’s flaring up again. Serves this sharp-tongued jerk right if he ends up losing everything, even his dignity,’ I said inwardly.

His scowl deepened as he suddenly grabbed my shoulder with surprising force.