Chapter 1 288 Vouchers Maeve Kerrigan was spitting on her wicked stepmother's grave when the world . shifted and dragged her into a novel . Her stepsister , who'd stolen her fiancé , stood frozen nearby , worrying her dirty secret might spill . Then came the lightning bolt . When Maeve came to , she heard people arguing in the hallway . " Rosa can't stand having her around . We gotta send her back , " a woman snapped , voice cold . " Mae's been our daughter for years , " a man said , weary . " Yeah , maybe we brought home the wrong baby , but she deserves better than this . She tried to kill herself , for God's sake . Just let it go . We're rich ; we can afford to keep her . " " I don't care , " the woman shot back , standing her ground . " Once she's stable , she's going back to that pathetic Kerrigan family . Think about what Rosa's been through . " Neither of them noticed the change in the ward - the girl lying unconscious in the hospital bed was no longer the same soul . Her heart , once still , had miraculously begun to beat again . Maeve's lashes fluttered . Her eyes snapped open , wide with disbelief . What the hell ? She had come back to life ? A flood of chaotic memories slammed into her mind . She shook her head , dazed . None of this felt real ! She used to be rich , sharp , and sassy . Now she was stuck in a cheesy revenge novel about a poor little heiress swapped at birth . At eighteen , the girl was reclaimed by her real family and hit a lucky streak . She won the male lead's heart , toyed with the second male lead , and had suitors lining up to die for her . Chapter 1 1788 Vouchers Maeve was the imposter , the shameless villain who refused to return to her broke birth parents after her identity was exposed . To stay in the Crowley's house , she faked suicide . When the Crowleys finally agreed to keep her , she didn't show restraint . Instead , she kept provoking the heroine , Rosalind Crowley . In the end , she fell from grace , turning from a high and mighty heiress to a scheming bitch everyone hated . Then she was hit and killed by a truck ; even her head flew off . The plot rendered Maeve speechless . How had she ended up with such a trashy character ? It had all been a mix - up at birth . When her adoptive parents didn't want her anymore , she should've gone back to her real family . Why fight for something that was never hers ? That miserable ending was pure karma . Outside , the argument raged on . She could easily tell who they were - her adoptive parents , Alton Crowley and Freda Dodson . Their voices were loud enough for the nurses to call security , but no one would dare . The hospital was funded by the Crowley family , and Maeve's room was on the top floor , reserved for them . " Rosa's your real daughter , not Maeve . We never treated Maeve badly , did we ? But look at how the Kerrigan family treated Rosa . They actually made her drop out of school to support her seven brothers ! "All of them are healthy and strong , you know . Why should my baby girl be the one supporting them ? That family is sexist and abusive . Honestly , I'm being generous by not suing them . And now you want Rosa to stay there ? Seriously ? " We've been married for years , Alton . You know I always keep my word . Today , it's me or Maeve . You choose ." Freda was being unreasonable , and Alton had no idea how to respond . Sure , the Kerrigan family had treated Rosalind horribly . But Maeve was innocent . She'd lived in the Crowley's place her whole life . She was a little clumsy and spoiled , but genuinely sweet . She shouldn't be blamed for Rosalind's suffering . Just as they reached a deadlock , the hospital door creaked open . Meave stepped Chapter 1 out in a loose hospital gown , forehead bandaged , face pale . Her eyes were . unnervingly calm . " I'm leaving ," she said . " I'll be discharged today . I'm going back tomorrow . " 12