Chapter 1

Twelve-year-old Luke Wilson picked up two things at the farmers market.

One was a newborn female puppy, and the other was me.

Luke brought us both home and named me Lily.

He provided for me, taught me, and hoped I would grow up safe and sound.

Fifteen years later, Luke rebuilt his family business. Everyone thought he loved me more with each passing year.

But only I knew he wouldn't care so much about a little trash he picked up.

Finally, the person Luke had been waiting for returned to the country.

Without a second thought, he handed me over to his friend:

"The female dog at home started breeding with different male dogs when she was two years old."

"What makes you think you're special?"

The Hillside Club was built halfway up the mountain. Without a registered license plate, one had to walk up.

Luke's urgent text messages kept coming. By the time I reached the private room door, my heels were already blistered and bleeding.

I dared not delay and pushed the door open.

All eyes in the room turned to me.

I immediately spotted Luke sitting in the middle of the crowd.

He was intimately kissing a woman on his lap, their tongues intertwined.

Their hands roamed each other's bodies.

"Well, well, if it isn't Wilson's little adopted pet. Cute little thing, isn't she?" A man on the couch whistled at me, making kissing noises.

I clutched my coat tightly, lowering my head in silence.

Hearing this, Luke finally released the woman and beckoned me over.

"What are you standing there for? Come sit."

Luke, still fondling the woman's slender waist, pointed at an empty spot on the table:

"There's still room on the table. Make do with that."

"And didn't I teach you how to greet people properly?"

At this, everyone in the room snickered, waiting to see my performance.

The woman on Luke's lap playfully hit him.

"Why are you being so mean?"

The man grabbed her mischievous hand and kissed it.

"She's young. I'm just teaching her, that's all."

He then turned to me:

"This is your future sister-in-law, Vanessa."

"Come on, call her sister-in-law. Let's hear it."