My Sister’s Castoff Fiancés, My Triple Jackpot

Right after I get accepted to my rich biological family, I become my older sister, Josie Sonnenfeld's marriage replacement.

In the first marriage alliance, Josie despises the fact that her partner, Zane Lowry, is a hedonistic playboy who can't even hold down a job. On the day of their engagement, she's fled all the way to another country with another man.

I pin Zane down and teaches him how to cook up a perfect scheme so that he can overtake his arrogant half-brother who happens to be a bastard son.

In the second marriage alliance, Josie looks down on Benjamin Shaw, a low-income college student who comes from an ordinary family. On their wedding day, she makes sure to humiliate him in front of everyone before ditching him at the altar.

With the money I've saved up, I spend one long, grueling year in the basement with Benjamin as he works hard to establish his success. I'm with him until the day he becomes the director of the National Research Institute.

In the third marriage alliance, Josie scowls in disgust when she realizes Rowan Gallagher is a total momma's boy. She wastes no time traveling to a tropical island with her male best friend afterward.

As for me, I walk into the stressful-looking manor and drag the cowardly Rowan out. By the time I'm done reshaping him, he has succeeded in taking over every single business belonging to his family.

Three years later, Josie, who has spent every single cent overseas, has no choice but to return to the country while heavily pregnant.

"Thanks for watching over these losers in my stead, Laura. Now that I'm back, you can get lost now."

Josie intends to pick one out of her three ex-fiances to become her unborn baby's father.

Meanwhile, I tap on a group chat titled "Happy Family" and sends a text there.

"Josie is back for you three."

Everyone in the group chat instantly goes haywire. The men are quick to proclaim their love and loyalty toward me.

"Don't worry, honey! Our hearts and bodies are yours!"

I casually locked the phone screen, raised the cup of tea to my lips, and watched the dramatic family farce before me.

My darling older sister, Josie Sonnenfeld, leaned into the couch of the Sonnenfelds' resplendent living room as tears ran down her face. She'd disappeared for three years, only to turn up heavily pregnant.

"Dad, Mom… That man from abroad isn't my soulmate at all! He's a conman! He took all my money…"

Josie sobbed as she caressed her round, protruding tummy, looking forlorn. "After living outside for three years, I've finally understood that no excitement or adventure could compare to the safety and stability of home.

"I've had my fun, and now I just want to settle down with someone honest and grounded."

Sitting across from her, my parents were red-eyed with tears as they crooned sympathetically, "Oh, our poor, precious Josie! You've been through so much!

"All that matters is that you're home now. We've got money; keeping you under our roof won't be any trouble at all!"

As it turned out, the return of the prodigal daughter was worth more than silver and gold—but at whose expense?

Mom turned to look at me after consoling Josie. The kind, motherly expression she'd worn a second ago was immediately replaced by a stern, cold one. "As you can see, Laura, your sister's pregnant. The tiniest bit of stress is bad for her.

"We brought you home from the orphanage all those years ago so you could be Josie's walking blood bank. For the last three years, you've been living like a queen because of the engagements.

"You should move out of the master bedroom now that Josie's back."

Dad chimed in agreement, "We'll throw a homecoming dinner party for Josie tomorrow. Her three fiances from all those years ago will be attending as well.

"They were unaccomplished then, but I heard they'd made something of themselves recently. Josie will choose one of them to be her baby's father.

"Laura, I expect you to step back into the shadows voluntarily instead of shamelessly hogging your sister's rightful place."

I set my cup of tea down and nearly sputtered in disbelief.

Did Mom and Dad truly expect me to back off and let Josie reclaim those three men? Did Josie think they were meat in a marketplace, where she could choose one of them on a whim to be her child's father?

I had a feeling that if those three territorial lunatics were to hear this, they'd burn the Sonnenfeld estate to the ground just to make a point.