Sandra had never imagined that she would be left all alone on her wedding day. Ivy had always threaten to commit suicide due to her depression. As such, everyone would always try to please her. There was no exception even at Sandra's wedding.

Sandra had had enough. She would not want to have any connection with her fiancé or her parents anymore. From now on, Sandra would only live her life for herself.

"Mr. White, I've decided to join the research exchange program," Sandra Hudson said as she struggled to remove her hair accessories and earrings.

She heard Marcus White sigh with relief on the other end of the call.

"Sandra, I'm glad that you've thought it through. Are you really sure about this? After all, we can't return so easily once we leave. Although the opportunity is very rare, you're still a newlywed. Will it be alright for you?"

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. White, but I've thought it through. Everything will be fine in two weeks. I'll hand over the necessary tasks on my end and meet you then."

After ending the call, Sandra felt a little flustered as she looked at herself in the mirror.

At her wedding just a while ago, someone shouted, "Keith, Ivy is about to commit suicide!"

Keith Farmer, who was about to put the ring on Sandra's finger, paused. He turned around and strode off the stage.

He did not think about his bride, who was still standing at the altar. Instead, he took the phone of his best man, Carl Watson, and scrolled the screen nervously.

Sandra's parents stood up at that moment. They anxiously walked over to Keith, checking the phone he was holding. They also wanted to know Ivy Foreman's situation.

The melody from the violin and piano paused abruptly as the guests whispered amongst each other.

Keith grabbed Carl's arm and anxiously asked, "Where is she?"

Carl whispered a response.

Keith was about to leave after listening to Carl, but Sandra grabbed him immediately and said,

"Keith, this is the eighth time she's attempted suicide this month. It's our wedding today. Are you sure you want to leave?"

Keith pushed Sandra's hand away and replied, "I'd still go even if there was a slim chance she went through with it. This is a person's life we're talking about. How could you be so cold-hearted?"

Sandra's parents added, "Sandra, the wedding can be held again, but if anything bad happens to Ivy, all of us will regret it."

'The wedding can be held again?'

Sandra was about to break down. One should only have one wedding in a lifetime.

"Does that mean that each time I get married, I have to cancel it just because Ivy makes a fuss?"

With his bloodshot eyes, Keith furiously yelled, "That's enough!"

The hope in Sandra's eyes dimmed. "Keith, we're done if you leave today."

Keith shook off Sandra's hand. "Why don't you have any empathy? Ivy should be the one standing here marrying me today, do you know that?"

'She should be the one?'

Sandra smiled bitterly and retracted her hand. Disappointed, she watched as Keith and her parents left together.

Sandra was left alone, drowned by overwhelming laughter as she pulled off her veil slowly.

She then took the microphone from the host and announced, "Thank you, everyone, for coming to my wedding despite your busy schedule. As you can see, the wedding has been canceled. All the gifts will be returned. Everyone, please treat this as an ordinary banquet and enjoy yourselves."

Although she was left behind, Sandra still acted with dignity, upholding the reputation of the Hudson family. That was supposed to be the greatest day of her life, but her fiance and parents left her alone at the altar in front of all the guests.

That was fine.

Sandra decided to give everything to Ivy since she wanted it so much. Sandra would not demand anything, so she chose to leave.

A year ago, the Hudson family received a call from the police station stating that they had collected the wrong child at the hospital.

Their biological daughter was actually Ivy, and Ivy's parents, who raised her, had died in an accident.

Sandra became all alone overnight; her beloved mom and dad became her adoptive parents, and her biological parents passed away before she ever got to meet them. Even her fiance, Keith, began to favor Ivy when they were about to get married.

Ivy took away everything from her in an instant.

The friendship with Keith that she had, growing up as childhood sweethearts, disappeared when her identity was exposed, including the marriage agreement the two families had decided on since they were little.

Everything changed because of Ivy.

Sandra's phone rang again, and Keith's anxious voice could be heard on the other end of the line.

"Come quickly, Sandra. Come to the hot spring villa in North City now. Ivy said that she would only come down if you're here."

Sandra paused with her hand still holding onto the phone.

'How dare they ask me to save Ivy again? If she really wanted to die, she would've been reincarnated several times,' she thought.

They were the only ones who would believe Ivy repeatedly.

"I won't go. She doesn't have the guts to commit suicide," Sandra responded.

Keith shouted, "Ivy wouldn't be like this if you hadn't taken over her identity for over twenty years! You owe her this. Come here quickly."

Sandra felt her tears well up as she sighed. Just because they thought Sandra had taken advantage of being switched at birth, they felt she owed everything to Ivy.

That would be the last time Sandra would do anything for them. She did not want to have any connection with them in the future.

After changing into her own clothes, Sandra drove to the hot spring villa.

Her phone did not stop ringing along the way. They were calls from either Keith or her parents urging her to drive as quickly as possible.

Sandra sneered on the inside. After such a long time, Ivy would have already died if she really wanted to commit suicide. Everything was just a show.

However, Sandra wanted to see what Ivy was up to.

Keith did not stop calling during her entire journey there.

Sandra picked up his call, and he immediately exclaimed, "Where the hell are you?"

Before Sandra could answer, the blazing honk of a large truck screamed into her ears, and a huge black shadow instantly covered her car.

The impact of the violent collision caused Sandra to panic as her car flipped several times on the road.

Glass and debris scattered all over the road, while all the airbags were deployed.

Sandra's face was covered with blood as she lay unconscious on the steering wheel.

When Sandra opened her eyes again, she found that her neck was in a neck brace, and she could not move at all. The intense pain on her face made her more alert. She felt sore all over, as if all the bones in her body had broken.

Keith stood by Sandra's bed. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Sandra open her eyes.

"Well, you're still alive, so go and apologize to Ivy. We had difficulty persuading her to come down from the roof since you didn't come that day."

Sandra never liked to cry, but she still felt better. When she opened her eyes, she was still a little delighted to see him. However, not only did he not ask if she was fine, he also asked her to apologize to Ivy.

Sandra did not understand what she did wrong.

Did he do all of that just because Ivy claimed that she had depression? Did everyone have to pander to Ivy just because there was a risk of her committing suicide?

Sandra opened her mouth, but she could not make a sound.

"Forget it. Look for me when you have thought it through. It's time for Ivy's medication, so I have to leave now."

Sandra hated that she could not stand up and hit Keith. Tears slid down her cheeks as she felt her heart shatter.

The nurses next door whispered amongst each other.

"Mr. Farmer blocked the entire first floor for Ms. Foreman. He even requested the chief nurse to be there, claiming that Ms. Foreman would cry when she's given an injection."

"Love is in the air."

"I hope that there's a domineering man who would treat me so well too."

"I heard that Mr. Farmer is always by Ms. Foreman's side. He's afraid that something will happen to her. I checked on her earlier, and her wound has completely healed by now."

Sandra looked out of the window. The sunlight shone on her, so she could not open her eyes. She did not feel like talking.

Sandra's parents, Mike and Irene Hudson, entered the ward just when she shut her eyes and was about to rest for a while.

"Sandra, you're seriously injured."

Sandra thought that her parents still cared about her.

Irene held Sandra's hand and said, "My good girl, I know you are a strong person. You've never made us worry about you since you were a child. You'll definitely get through this."

Irene's smile suddenly turned cold. "Ivy just wants you to apologize. After all, she had nothing all these years while you lived a good life with your father and me for so many years."

Sandra pulled her hand back coldly as she turned her head to the side. She did not want to look at them.

Mike lost control, pointing at Sandra as he shouted, "Ivy wouldn't have been agitated if you didn't insist on marrying Keith! Why is it so hard for you to just apologize? You'd rather be in a car accident than apologize. How could there be such a heartless daughter like you in our family?"

Sandra looked out the window motionlessly, ignoring their words.

Her parents who loved her dearly had completely changed. They became so cruel just because she was not their biological daughter.

Keith rushed into the ward at that moment and exclaimed, "Mike, Irene, come see Ivy quickly!"

The three of them rushed out of the room without even looking at Sandra.

For a moment, Sandra wondered if she had taken everything that should have belonged to Ivy or if Ivy had taken everything from her.

A message popped up on Sandra's cell phone. It was sent by the agency that Sandra previously went to for a paternity test.

Sandra doubted the test results that Ivy showed them, so she secretly took her parents' hair for testing.

The report stated that the probability that Sandra Foreman and Mike Foreman were biological father and daughter was 99.99%.

Tears slid down Sandra's face.

It turned out that Ivy had deceived everyone.

The doctor discharged Sandra three days later.

After limping home, Sandra found the four of them in the dining hall, singing the Happy Birthday song.

Even Sandra herself had forgotten that it was her birthday.

Irene and Mike were busy serving food for Ivy, who was laughing happily. Their eyes were filled with love.

Ivy looked at Keith affectionately as she carefully wiped the cream off from the corners of his mouth.

The Hudson family housekeeper, Janet Hudley, took Sandra's bag and saw that the gauze on her forehead had not been completely removed.

"Ms. Hudson, are you alright?" Janet asked.

Those words broke the peace around them.

Everyone looked over. Ivy stood up and walked quickly to Sandra.

Suddenly, she kneeled down and said, "Sandra, it's my fault. I ruined your wedding, so you can hit me if you want."

All three of them ran over quickly to help Ivy stand up when they saw that she kneeled down.

Sandra stood and watched the drama. She did not even wish to show them the paternity test results.

She would rather be an orphan than have a family like them.

"Ivy, you don't have to kneel down to apologize to her. It's obvious that she robbed you of the life you deserved," said Keith, who wanted to help Ivy up, but she refused.

Sandra calmly watched everything taking place in front of her. "You've already got what you want. Why are you still putting up an act here?

Sandra thought, 'Didn't you want to jump off the building? Why are you standing here now? Go ahead and jump. Although our villa isn't a tall building, you'd still be disabled if you didn't die from the jump…'

Slap!

Mike slapped Sandra hard, and she fell onto the sofa.

That was the first time that Sandra was slapped by her father since she was born. However, Mike did not feel any regret or heartache at all.

"How could I have raised such an ungrateful person like you? Is this what you've been taught?

"We've been extremely generous by letting you continue to stay in the Hudson family and allowing you to marry Keith. Don't be ungrateful!"

Sandra smiled. It seemed like they expected her to thank the family for the harm they had brought to her.

Ivy smirked slyly as if she was showing off her victory.

Ivy pulled Sandra and said, "Sandra, my parents and Keith are celebrating my birthday. We're having my favorite strawberry cake. You should join us."

Sandra pushed her away and snapped, "I don't want to interrupt your family of four from celebrating."

Sandra did not push Ivy strongly, but Ivy took the opportunity to slam herself against the coffee table next to her.

Tears fell down instantly. She cried like it was the end of the world, which made the three of them feel pity for her.

"Sandra, that's too much!"

Sandra had a headache. She could not stand the happy appearance of the family of four, so she turned around and headed upstairs, leaving a few words.

"I'm allergic to strawberries."

When Sandra entered her room, she found that the room was filled with Ivy's belongings.

Irene entered and held Sandra's hand. "Sandra, don't be angry at your father. Ivy said that she liked your room and that the sunshine was good here. We were afraid of irritating her, so we followed her wishes. Your things have been moved to the first floor. Please bear with her."

A good cop and a bad cop. Her parents worked really well together.

Sandra ran to the first floor in a hurry. Her things filled up the tiny storage room. Among the messy pile of things, Sandra looked for her research reports.

Those were the reports from her hard work in the laboratory over the past six months. They were also her first copyright project.

Sandra walked to the living hall. She knew that the only person who took her report would be Ivy.

"Ivy, did you take my reports?"

Mike spoke before Ivy replied, "We decided to give the reports to Ivy. She needs them to graduate. Since you're so capable, you can just come up with another one."

Sandra clenched her fists and yelled, "So, you all know about it? Do you know what you're doing? This is called stealing, plagiarism!"

Mike did not even look up at Sandra. "Everything you have belongs to Ivy. It's just a research report, so we took it."

Sandra trembled angrily and exclaimed, "That's the result of the team's effort. It doesn't just belong to me. Ivy, give the report back to me!"

Ivy acted pitifully and hid in Irene's embrace. She even pretended to retreat.

"Sandra, we've done our best to raise you for the past twenty years. Do you want to compete with Ivy now?"

Sandra realized that she would never be able to win the argument, so she had to give in.

"Since you want to compensate her, I can give her all the assets and belongings under my name. I just want my research report back."

Mike continued to defend Ivy. "All the assets belong to Ivy in the first place. They're not yours to return."

Sandra felt completely disappointed as her heart sank, seeing the way her father reacted in front of her.

A father that she had for the past twenty years, a father that put her on the pedestal.

There was no reason for her to stay.

"Fine. I'll leave since there's no place for me in this family, but don't ever think of using my research reports."

Sandra felt angry yet somewhat amused. She wondered what would happen if her parents were to find out that their biological daughter was not Ivy.