The Price of Belonging
Language: en
I was the unloved eldest daughter in my family. Ever since I was little, every sip of water, every bite of food I had at home was specifically recorded in a notebook by a servant. That notebook tallied how much I owed my billionaire parents. Over eighteen years, it totaled exactly $36,221.06. At our eighteenth birthday party, our parents smiled affectionately at me and my twin sister. "Here are two birthday gifts, one for each of you. It's completely fair." My sister opened her envelope to find countless company shares, luxury cars, a mansion... I calmly took the envelope in front of…