Chapter 9 This time , the transfer went unusually smoothly . Not a single Baker stood in our way - they quietly cooperated and handed me to the Shaw family . I finally felt at peace when I saw the newly minted paperwork with my new name , Mindy Shaw . Deep down , I knew this was what it meant to truly change my fate . As part of the deal , I really did give the Bakers a stroke of good luck . But things never go as planned . The moment they received some leftover payment from a project to tide them over , their account was empty again the next day . Hundreds of thousands were gone in a flash , and after a chaotic investigation , they discovered that Jade had taken it . It turned out Jade had seen the writing on the wall and wanted to leave for a long time , but she didn't have any money . As soon as the family got a windfall , she took the chance to steal it all and tried to run away . Unfortunately , she was caught before leaving the country , but most of the money was still lost . My parents and brothers came to the Shaw residence again , crying and begging for forgiveness . " We finally see Jade's true colors . She was never what she seemed . She has been lying to us all along ! " " Mindy , you're our only daughter now . Please come back ? " All I felt was how ridiculous everything was . After letting me suffer so much abuse and cruelty before , how could they pretend nothing ever happened and come looking to make peace now ? I stayed silent , and they grew anxious . James slapped Jade hard across the face , ignoring her screams as he turned to me , " Mindy, are you make it up to you , okay ? I'll hit her back for you no matter how many times she hits you . " still angry at Jade ? I'll He punched Jade in the face again , his expression twisted with rage . Jimmy and John joined in , beating her up together . I acted scared and stepped back . Sandy stopped them , calling security to kick them out . " This is your family problem . No need isn't part of your family anymore . Don't drag her back into your mess . " on show here . Mindy " But I'm her real mother ! " Amanda sobbed . " I would never hurt her ! Mindy , you're my only dr . Come back , and your brothers will only dote on you and you alone . " I looked into her eyes and shook my head . " I had a dream . In that dream , Jade died , and you wanted to use my luck to bring her back . Every day , you tied me to a lab table , doing experiments on me . I was in so much pain . But luck can't bring back the dead . I lost my legs , my eyes , and in the end , I died too . When I was dying , I called out to you , and you said ... you're Jade's mom . So , I don't want to call you Mom anymore . I don't want to die again . " Amanda was dumbstruck as she stared at me . " Impossible ! I could never do that to you ... " But I didn't want to say anything else . I turned around and walked back through the door . a matter of time before they went under . After that day , the Bakers struggled and barely clung to life . It was The Shaw family had a hand in it , too , making sure the Bakers ' collapse and bankruptcy were swift and unstoppable . The media covered everything , with images of the five Bakers looking disheveled splashed all over the financial news . As for Jade , after all the abuse , she ended up in a mental institution . Chapter 9 +25 BONUS Long after they were gone , I saw a small update in the news . A cargo ship smuggling people overseas was attacked by pirates and sank at sea . On the list of the dead , five Bakers were all there , not one missing . Sandy saw the news over breakfast and shook her head . " How tragic . " I looked at the perfectly fried egg on my plate and gave her a bright , sweet smile . " Thank you , Mommy . " A brand new day began with the scent of breakfast . Continue Reading