My mom raised her brows and cleared her throat. “So, I heard you won a big prize?”

I let out a short laugh toward Yuna. “And who told you that?”

“Never mind who. Just tell me if it’s true,” my mom said, adding two more pieces of greens onto my plate before finally getting to the point.

“You know things haven’t been great at home these past couple of years.

“Well, Yuna’s been trying to get into your school, but she hasn’t been able to pass the exams.

“Recently, your dad managed to find a connection. As long as we donate a library to the school, she’ll be admitted.”

After saying that, she gave me a coaxing smile.

Donate a library.

Yuna really dared to dream.

I let out a cold laugh but said nothing.

However, my dad spoke with a hardened expression, “Why waste time explaining so much to her? She’s still a minor. No matter how much money she has, it still has to be managed by us as her guardians.”

“Not happening.”

I set down my fork, my face expressionless. “Half of the money is locked in fixed deposits, and the other half has already been donated. I can’t take out a single cent.”

“That’s impossible!” Yuna shot to her feet.

“Mom, she’s lying! Who wins that kind of money and doesn’t buy cars or houses, but donates half of it? I don’t believe her!”

She stomped her foot and clung to my mom.

“Mom, I have to get into that school. I already told you why; it’s about my future!”

My mom didn’t argue. She set her plate aside and went straight to my bedroom.

As if the system was helping her, her luck was absurdly good.

After a quick search, she actually found my bank card, passbook, and ID.

Without a word, she tossed them to my mom and urged, “Mom, let’s go withdraw the money now!”

“I look just like Jana. I’ll pretend to be her; the teller won’t notice.”

I stepped forward to grab them, but my dad seized my arm and held me back.

My mom immediately snapped, “We raised you all these years, and now you won’t even let us use some of your money?”

Then the whole family strode out the door with purpose.

As she passed me, Yuna deliberately bumped into my shoulder and whispered, “This system really is useful.

“Whenever I want to find something, I can get my hands on it right away.

“And whatever I want, I don’t have to wait long to get it.

“Jana, you must be thrilled to have that twenty million. Too bad, one day, you’ll end up broke and wandering the streets.”

Her eyes gleamed with excitement. “I’m the one who wins in the end.”

She clicked the lock and shut me inside the room.

Watching her smug figure through the window, I let out a soft laugh.

Just wait, the system would be coming to collect its price soon enough.

…

At the bank entrance, the moment my parents stepped inside, I rushed forward and blocked their way.

My dad’s expression darkened. “Didn’t I tell you to keep her locked up?”

They didn’t know I had already prepared for this, keeping tools like hammers around the house just in case.

I shouted, “The money is locked in fixed deposits; I can’t withdraw it!”

The noise instantly drew a crowd.

“You ungrateful girl! I raised you from nothing, and now you can’t even spare some money for me?” My mom immediately wiped at her tears, putting on a pitiful act.

My dad lowered his head, looking every bit the devoted father. “Child, things are tough at home right now. Once we get through this, I swear I’ll pay you back.”

Yuna burst into tears. “Jana, it’s all my fault. If it weren’t for me, Mom and Dad wouldn’t be so worried. But I really want to keep studying…”

The three of them took turns speaking, putting on a full performance and painting me as ungrateful, unfilial, and selfish.

Some people had already taken out their phones to film.

Others had even started livestreams, cameras shoved right in our faces.

Facing the cameras, Yuna even smoothed her hair, trying to make herself look prettier.

Clutching my bankbook and card, they headed toward the counter.

Thinking everything was about to work out, Yuna was so excited her hands trembled.

But the next second, I suddenly dropped to the ground!

Crying, shouting, and making a scene—I gave them a taste of their own tactics.

“What’s so hard for you, huh? What’s so hard?! This is money I earned with my own blood and sweat!

“I danced at theaters every day just to earn this. My toes worn raw and bleeding! After school, I worked at restaurants, my hands scrubbed red and raw! Mom, Dad. She’s your daughter but am I not your daughter too?!

“You’re going to take my money just so she can go to the same school as me? Donate a whole library just to buy her a spot?!

“Then what does all my effort count for? What about every struggling student out there? What does their effort count for?!”

Yuna’s expression shifted rapidly, panic flashing across her face as she rushed forward and covered my mouth.

“Stop talking nonsense!”

Then she lowered her voice, glaring at me. “Are you crazy? How can you just say things like that in public?”

I bit down hard on the back of her hand.

The moment she cried out and let go, I continued, “You talk about raising me with your own hands, but you’ve never loved me!

“In your hearts, there’s only your older daughter. Even when we were kids and went to the amusement park, it was always just the three of you!”

I cried like I was falling apart, grief spilling out uncontrollably.

My mom’s face turned paler and paler, completely thrown into panic.

The crowd around us began murmuring.

“No matter what, the kid earned that money herself. You can’t pressure her to hand it over just because you’re her parents.”

“Exactly. I hate parents who play favorites the most. Look at that woman, she’s dressed well. Doesn’t look like they’re struggling at all…”

As people pointed and whispered, Yuna panicked, no longer caring about appearances.

Clutching the bank card, she hurried to the counter and shoved it forward. “Quick, process a transfer. Move the money into this account.”

The teller gave a polite smile. “Hello, may I confirm, are you the account holder?”

Yuna held up the ID next to her face. “I am!”

The teller lowered her head and began checking the ID with unusual care.

She seemed to have already noticed the subtle differences between Yuna and me.

Just as she was about to look up and say something, I saw Yuna suddenly close her eyes, her lips moving as she muttered under her breath.

I knew it.

She was calling on the system.