Section 1
My boyfriend's sister, Alice Malone, gifted me a pendant.
Thinking that it showed she thought highly of me, I wore it all the time.
But strange things happened afterward.
When I was walking on the road, cars would suddenly run into me.
When passing by a pond, I would fall into the water.
I bumped into a master of Tarot divination late at night.
The handsome guy looked serious and enlightened me, saying, "Girl, someone has been sucking your luck."
"If you don't get rid of it soon, I'm afraid you won't live on to the day of your graduation."
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"Dora White, my mom sprained her foot. Take her to the hospital on my behalf!"
When my boyfriend, Troy Malone, called, I was sitting on the roadside, holding my bloody knee and staring blankly.
Just now, I was hit by someone on a scooter. The culprit was unreasonable, and he left after giving me 33 dollars.
I was in a lot of pain. I took a picture of the wound just now and sent it to Troy.
I wanted him to feel heartbroken for me.
But I didn't expect that he would call me not to ask about my condition. Instead, he asked me to take care of his mother on behalf of him.
"Which hospital is Mrs. Malone in?"
I patted the dirt off my body, ignoring the bleeding knee, and ran to the hospital hurriedly.
I entered the hospital, sweating profusely. Then I saw Kate Smith, Troy's mother, sitting on a bench and chatting happily with Alice Malone.
"It's so hot today. Alice, don't be busy!"
"When the woman surnamed White is here later, she will do the running."
"Anyway, she's used to serving others."
Alice licked the ice cream in her hands and smiled at Kate upon hearing her words.
"What about the medical expenses?"
Kate pinched her face and asked, "No need to worry about that."
"That girl likes your Troy, and she will be happy to spend money on her future mother-in-law!
When Troy first took me home, he told me something.
"Dora, in my family, my sister, Alice, is the apple of our eyes."
"From her childhood to adulthood, she has never done any labor work. We can't rely on her for anything in the future."
At that time, I didn't understand what Troy meant.
I smiled and said, "Really? I think Alice is clever."
But Troy suddenly looked indifferent.
"If I say she can't do it, then she can't. You should pay more attention to family affairs in the future."
At that time, I didn't understand what Troy wanted me to do.
Looking at Alice sitting on the bench, wearing a pretty dress, and eating ice cream, I suddenly figured it out.
Alice didn't need to do chores or be busy all the time. She only had to be beautiful all the time!
I looked down at my knee, which was bleeding non-stop.
I felt a surge of sudden discomfort in my heart.
But the next second, Kate saw me. She screamed at me sharply, treating me as if I were a maid.
"Dora! What are you doing standing there? Come over here! Do you want to see me in pain?"
"Mrs. Malone..."
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Before I finished greeting Kate, she stuffed her ID card and medicare card into my hands.
"Stop dawdling. Go register it for me. The pain in my feet is about to kill me!"
She sounded impatient. She kept rolling her eyes while speaking.
It seemed like she found me an eyesore.
I was a bit at a loss, looking at Alice.
But I found that she was smiling at the pendant she had given me, which was hanging around my neck.
She smiled so strangely.
Before I had a chance to take a closer look, Kate kicked me with her other uninjured leg.
"Why aren't you going yet? Are you trying to slack off?"
Suddenly coming to my senses, I dragged my injured leg and ran around. I was as busy as a bee for the whole afternoon.
Finally, Kate was arranged into a ward.
But she was not satisfied.
"I'm so tired today, Dora, go get me some water for foot-washing."
